Courtesy Lighting; Trunk Lamp - Mercedes-Benz 2007 SL 55 AMG Operator's Manual

Activating automatic control
Slide switch 4 to the left.
The interior lighting switches on in
darkness when you
unlock the vehicle
remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch
open a door
open the trunk
In addition, the entry/exit lamps in the
door trays come on when you open a
door.
The interior lighting switches off after
approximately 10 seconds if the interi-
or lighting delayed switch-off feature is
set to in the control system
On
( page 161).
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If a door remains open, the interior lighting
switches off automatically after approximately
5 minutes.
Manual control
Switching interior lighting on and off
Press switch 3.
The interior lighting switches on.
Press switch 3 once more.
The interior lighting switches off.
Switching reading lamps on and off
Press reading lamp switch 1 or 2 to
switch on the desired reading lamp.
Press reading lamp switch 1 or 2
again to switch off the respective read-
ing lamp.
Controls in detail

Courtesy lighting

For better orientation in the dark, courtesy
lamps will illuminate the interior of your ve-
hicle as follows:
With parking lamps switched on:
the door handles
the driver and passenger footwells
With SmartKey in starter switch position 1:
the door handles
the center console
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If you turn the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position 0 and switch off the head-
lamps, the door handle lamps will remain lit for
approximately 5 minutes.

Trunk lamp

The trunk lamp switches on when the trunk
is opened.
If the trunk lid remains open, the trunk
lighting switches off automatically after ap-
proximately 10 minutes.
Lighting
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