Changing Bulbs; Crash-Responsive Emergency Lighting; Automatic Interior Lighting Control; Manual Interior Lighting Control - Mercedes-Benz A-Class Series Owner's Manual

Rear-compartment overhead control panel
To switch the reading lamp off
:
To switch the reading lamp on
;
Interior lighting control
Important notes
In order to prevent the vehicle's battery from
discharging, the interior lighting functions are
automatically deactivated after some time
except for when the key is in position 2 in the
ignition lock.

Automatic interior lighting control

To switch on (vehicles with a rocker
X
switch): set the rocker switch to centre
position ;.
To switch on (vehicles with buttons):
X
press the | button.
To switch off (vehicles with a rocker
X
switch): set the rocker switch to
the | position.
To switch off (vehicles with buttons):
X
press the | button.
The interior lighting automatically switches
on if you:
unlock the vehicle
R
open a door
R
remove the key from the ignition lock
R
The interior light is activated for a short while
when the key is removed from the ignition
lock. You can activate this delayed switch-off
using the on-board computer (

Manual interior lighting control

To switch the rear interior lighting on/
X
off: press the v button.
To switch the reading lamps on/off:
X
press the p button.

Crash-responsive emergency lighting

The interior lighting is activated automatically
if the vehicle is involved in an accident.
To switch off the crash-responsive
X
emergency lighting: press the hazard
warning lamp button.
or
Lock and then unlock the vehicle using the
X
key.

Changing bulbs

Important safety notes
Xenon bulbs
If your vehicle is equipped with xenon bulbs,
you can recognise this by the following: the
cone of light from the xenon bulbs moves
from the top to the bottom and back again
when you start the engine. For this to be
observed, the lights must be switched on
before starting the engine.
G Risk of injury
Xenon bulbs carry a high voltage. You could
get an electric shock and be seriously or even
fatally injured if you touch the electric con-
tacts on xenon bulbs. Therefore, never
remove the cover from xenon bulbs.
Do not change xenon bulbs yourself, but have
them replaced at a qualified specialist work-
shop which has the necessary specialist
knowledge and tools to carry out the work
required.
Changing bulbs
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