Theater Lighting
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Mariner and 2006 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The theater lighting option ramps up the interior lamps over 0.7 seconds when interior lamp activation is requested. The theater lighting feature ramps down the interior lamps over 1.7 seconds when interior lighting deactivation is requested by any other feature other than the panic alarm or battery saver.