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Dome Lamps
Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps on the overhead
console and over the rear seats. These lamps
come on when any door is opened, K on
the remote key is pressed, or when the
vehicle is turned off.
Front Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the overhead
console.
Base Level Shown, Uplevel Similar
This feature adjusts the brightness of all
illuminated controls. The instrument panel
illumination control is next to the exterior
lamp control.
The dome lamp controls are in the overhead
console.
To operate, press the following buttons:
j OFF : Press to turn off the dome
lamps when a door is open. An indicator
light on the button will turn on when the
dome lamp override is activated. Press j
OFF again to deactivate this feature and the
indicator light will turn off. The dome lamps
will come on when doors are opened.
D : Press D + to brighten or D − to
dim the lights.
This feature is functional at night, or when
the headlamps or parking lamps are on.
Press the lamp lenses to turn the front
reading lamps on or off.
+ON/OFF : Press to turn the dome lamps
on manually. Press again to turn the dome
lamps off.
Rear Reading Lamps
The rear reading lamps are over the rear
seats.
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Entry lighting can be disabled manually by
closing all doors, pressing Q on the remote
key, or starting the vehicle.
Battery Load Management
The vehicle has Electric Power Management
(EPM), which estimates the battery's
temperature and state of charge. It then
adjusts the voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
This feature can be changed. On the
infotainment home page, select Settings T
Vehicle T Vehicle Locator Lights.
When the battery's state of charge is low,
the voltage is raised slightly to quickly bring
the charge back up. When the state of
charge is high, the voltage is lowered
slightly to prevent overcharging. The
voltmeter gauge or the voltage display on
the Driver Information Center (DIC),
if equipped, may show the voltage moving
up or down. This is normal. If there is a
problem, an alert will be displayed.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior lamps turn
on when the driver door is opened after the
vehicle is turned off.
Press the lamp lens to turn the rear reading
lamps on or off.
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The exterior and interior lamps remain on
for a set amount of time, then automatically
turn off.
Entry Lighting
The interior lamps turn on when pressing K
on the remote key or opening any doors,
and the dome lamp control is in the door
position.
The interior lights turn on when the vehicle
is turned off.
The battery can be discharged at idle if the
electrical loads are very high. This is true for
all vehicles. This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all the power that
is needed for very high electrical loads.
The exterior lamps turn off immediately by
turning the exterior lamp control off.
Some exterior lamps also turn on when
This feature can be changed. On the
infotainment home screen, select Settings T
Vehicle T Exit Lighting.
pressing K on the remote key or opening
any doors. Low-Beam lamps will only turn
on briefly at night, or in areas with limited
lighting.
A high electrical load occurs when several of
the following are on, such as: headlamps,
high beams, fog lamps, rear window
All lamps will gradually fade out after about
30 seconds.
defogger, climate control fan at high speed,
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The ignition is turned on.
The doors are closed and then re-opened.
heated seats, engine cooling fans, trailer
loads, and loads plugged into accessory
power outlets.
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
EPM works to prevent excessive discharge of
the battery. It does this by balancing the
generator's output and the vehicle's
electrical needs. It can increase engine idle
speed to generate more power, whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce the power
demands of some accessories.
The exterior lamps turn off about 10 minutes
after the vehicle is turned off, if the parking
lamps or headlamps have been manually
left on. This protects against draining the
battery. To restart the 10-minute timer, turn
the exterior lamp control to the O position
and then back to the ; or 2 position.
Normally, these actions occur in steps or
levels, without being noticeable. In rare
cases at the highest levels of corrective
action, this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might be
displayed and it is recommended that the
driver reduce the electrical loads as much as
possible.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the vehicle must be on or in
accessory mode.
Battery Power Protection
This feature helps prevent the battery from
being drained if the interior courtesy lamps
or reading lamps are accidentally left on.
If any of these lamps are left on, they
automatically turn off after 10 minutes if the
ignition is off. The cargo lamp shuts off
after 20 minutes if the ignition is off.
The lamps will not come back on again until
one of the following occurs:
