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

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

Front reading lamps

6
Front interior lighting
7
Automatic control
X
Activating: Press button ].
Button disengages and sits flush with
]
the other buttons.
The interior lighting comes on in darkness,
when you:
unlock the vehicle
R
remove the SmartKey from the starter
R
switch
open a door
R
X
Deactivating: Press button ].
Button engages.
]
The interior lighting goes out after a preset
time ( Y page 150).
i If a door remains open, the interior lamps
go out automatically after approximately
5 minutes.
Manual control
! An interior lamp switched on manually
does not go out automatically.
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.
Controls in detail
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 button 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 103).
Lighting
Z
105