Pontiac 1997 Bonneville Owner's Manual page 100

Theater Dimming
This feature allows for a three to five-second fade out
of the courtesy lamps instead of immediate turn off.
Exit Lighting
With this feature, the interior lamps will come on for
25 seconds after you remove the key from the ignition.
This will give you time to find the door pull handle or
lock switches as you exit the vehicle.
Illuminated Entry (Option)
Front Reading Lamps
These lamps
and the
interior courtesy lamps
will come on when you
open the doors.
When
you press the unlock button on the optional
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter, the lamps inside your
TO turn on a reading lamp when the doors are closed,
vehicle will go on. These lamps will go off after about press either switch. Press it again to turn the lamp off.
25 seconds,
or
when you start
your engine. Pressing
the
lock button on your Remote Keyless Entry transmitter
will turn the lights immediately off.
If a door is left ajar, your interior lamps will turn off
after 10 minutes to save your battery.
To avoid draining your vehicle's battery, be sure to turn
off the reading lamps when leaving your vehicle.
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