Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 98

Illuminated Entry System
When you lift the outside handle of
either front door or
open a rear door, the lamps inside
your vehicle will go
on. These lamps will fade out after about 40 seconds, or
when the ignition is turned on after all doors have been
closed. If the ignition was recently turned off, the lamps
will fade out after four seconds. These lamps will also
go on when you press the DOOR or UNLOCK button
on the optional Keyless Entry transmitter.
If the ignition has been off for less than two minutes, the
lamps
inside
your vehicle will stay on for 15
seconds
when
your key
is removed from
the ignition switch
to
provide an illuminated exit. When
the,
interior lamps
g o
off they will fade out like in a movie theatre.
Front Reading Lamps (Option)
These lamps and the interior
courtesy
lamps will come
on when you open the doors.
To turn on a reading lamp when the doors are dosed,
press the button. Press it again to turn the lamp
off.
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