Interior Lighting - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Owner's Manual

Interior lighting

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The system may be impaired or deactivated:
if there is poor visibility, e.g. due to snow,
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rain, fog or spray
if the area of the windscreen around the
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optical sensor is dirty, misted up or covered
up, e.g. by a sticker
The system may not recognise the following
road users:
road users that have no lighting, e.g. pedes-
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trians
road users that have poor lighting, e.g.
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cyclists
road users whose lighting is not clearly visi-
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ble, e.g. road users behind a crash barrier
on rare occasions: road users that have
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lights that may be recognised too late or not
at all
The automatic main-beam headlamps will not
be deactivated, or they may be activated
despite road users travelling in front of or
approaching the vehicle.
Thus, you could cause an accident and injure
yourself and others. Always observe traffic
conditions and, if necessary, dip the lights
manually.
Headlamps misted up inside
The headlamps may mist up on the inside if
there is high atmospheric humidity.
Drive with the headlamps switched on.
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The level of moisture diminishes, depend-
ing on the length of the journey and the
weather conditions (humidity and temper-
ature).
If the level of moisture does not diminish:
Have the headlamps checked at a qualified
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specialist workshop.
Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Overhead control panel (example: Coupé)
u To switch the rear interior lighting
:
on/off (Coupé only)
| To switch the automatic interior
;
lighting control on/off
p To switch the right-hand reading
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lamp on/off
c To switch the front interior lighting
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on/off
p To switch the left-hand reading lamp
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on/off
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/off: press the | button.
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When the automatic interior lighting con-
trol is activated, the button is flush with the
overhead control panel.