Emergency Lighting; Rear; Rear Reading Lamps - Mercedes-Benz 2009 R-Class Operator's Manual

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 158).
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.
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 119).
or
X
Unlock the vehicle.
Controls in detail
Interior lighting in the rear
! 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.
Second-row reading lamps
The second-row reading lamps are located
above the rear door windows.
Second-row reading lamp
1
X
Switching on/off rear reading lamps:
Press second-row reading lamp
indicated by the arrow.
Lighting
as
1
Z
121