2000 Ford Taurus Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 17

Controls and features PANEL DIMMER CONTROL Use to adjust the brightness of the instrument panel during headlamp and parklamp operation. • Rotate up to brighten. • Rotate down to dim. • Rotate to full up position (past detent) to turn on interior lamps. The dome lamp will not illuminate if the panel dimmer/dome lamp control is switched to OFF. A AUTOLAMP CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED) The autolamp system provides light sensitive automatic on-off control of the exterior lights normally controlled by the headlamp control. The autolamp system also keeps the lights on for a fixed period of time after the ignition switch is turned to OFF. • To turn autolamps on, rotate the control counterclockwise. • To turn autolamps off, rotate the control clockwise to OFF. A REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER The rear defroster control is located on the instrument panel. Press the rear defroster control to clear the rear window of thin ice R and fog. • A small LED will illuminate when the rear defroster is activated. The ignition must be in the ON position to operate the rear window defroster. The defroster turns off automatically after 10 minutes or when the ignition is turned to the OFF position. To manually turn off the defroster before 10 minutes have passed, push the control again. 17