Emergency Lighting; Front; Front Reading Lamps; Interior - Mercedes-Benz 2009 M-Class Operator's Manual

Interior lighting in the front
Left front reading lamp on/off
1 X
Rear interior lighting on/off
2 ò
Automatic control on/off
3 ]
Front interior lighting on/off
4 ð
Right front reading lamp on/off
5 X
Front interior lighting
6

Front reading lamps

7
Front interior lighting
8
Automatic control
X
Activating: Press button ].
Button disengages and sits flush with
]
the other buttons.
The interior lighting and the locator lighting
( Y page 156) come on in darkness, when
you:
unlock the vehicle
R
remove the SmartKey from the starter
R
switch
open a door
R
open the tailgate
R
X
Deactivating: Press button ].
Button engages.
]
The interior lighting goes out after a preset
time ( Y page 157).
i If a door remains open, the interior lamps
go out automatically after approximately
5 minutes when the SmartKey is removed
or in starter switch position 0.
Manual control
!
An interior lamp switched on manually
does not go out automatically.
Controls in detail
Leaving an interior lamp switch in the ON
position for extended periods of time with
the engine turned off could result in a
discharged battery.
X
Switching on/off front interior
lighting: Press switch ð.
X
Switching on/off rear interior lighting:
Press switch ò.
X
Switching on/off front reading lamps:
Press respective switch X.

Emergency lighting

When the interior lighting is set to automatic
mode, the interior lighting is activated
automatically if the vehicle is involved in an
accident.
X
Switching off: Press button ].
or
X
Press hazard warning flasher switch
( Y page 113).
or
X
Unlock the vehicle.
Lighting
Z
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