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Interior Lighting Control

The Body Function Controller (BFC) provides the following interior lamp control:
^ Courtesy lamps.
^ Illuminated Entry control of Courtesy Lamps.

Courtesy Lamps are enabled by the following methods:
^ By discrete input to the Body Function Controller (BFC) from the door ajar switches.
^ If any of the doors are open and the vehicle speed is less than 13 km/h (8 mp/h).
^ If the Ignition Switch has been turned OFF for less than two minutes and then the doors are closed, the lights will stay on for 4 seconds (or until the Ignition Switch is turned to the RUN position).
^ If the Ignition Switch has been turned OFF for more than two minutes and then the doors are closed, the lights will stay on for 40 seconds (or until the Ignition Switch is turned to the RUN position).
^ If the Ignition Switch has been turned OFF for less than two minutes and the Ignition Key is removed or the doors are opened, the lights will turn on for 15 seconds (or until the Ignition Key is re-inserted or a door open switch is cycled).
^ Remote Control Door Lock Transmitter activation of the Driver Door Unlock or the Trunk Release (function of Illuminated entry).

When the interior lights are to be turned off because a customer is leaving the vehicle (the Ignition Switch is turned OFF for more than two minutes), they are first step dimmed, and then theater dimmed to the OFF state. If the Ignition Switch is turned OFF for less than two minutes the interior lights are theater dimmed to the OFF state in four seconds. If the customer sits in the vehicle and the interior lights have turned OFF and the customer removes the Ignition Key the interior lights will illuminate for 15 seconds.