Ambient Lighting - SMART fortwo cabriolet Operator's Manual

When returning to the vehicle
Press button # on the key either once or
X
twice.
The vehicle is either selectively or
globally unlocked.
The interior lamps come on and then go
out again after 12 seconds.

Ambient lighting*

The ambient lighting illuminates the
vehicle interior with 6 LEDs when the low-
beam headlamps are switched on. The LEDs
can be dimmed.
The LEDS are located
in the overhead control panel
R
in the door pockets, driver's and
R
passenger side
in the storage trays to the left and right
R
of the steering wheel
In addition to the ambient lighting, the
footwells on the driver's and passenger
side are also illuminated by separate
lamps.
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When you open a door, the interior
lighting comes on and the brightness of
lamps in the footwells increases.
Make sure the key is in starter switch
X
position 1.
Switch on the parking lamps.
X
To brighten or dim ambient lighting:
X
Press button : on the instrument cluster
* optional
repeatedly until the desired setting is
reached.
The current setting is stored.
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When adjusting the ambient lighting,
the illumination level for instrument
cluster is also changed (
Front fog lamps
G WARNING
Vehicles with rain-light sensor*:
In low ambient lighting or foggy
conditions, only switch from position
à to L with the vehicle at a
standstill in a safe location. Switching
from à to L will briefly switch off
the headlamps. Doing so while driving in
low ambient lighting conditions may result
in an accident.
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Fog lamps will operate with the parking
lamps and/or the low‑beam headlamps on.
Fog lamps should only be used in
conjunction with low‑beam headlamps.
Consult your State or Province Motor
Vehicle Regulations regarding
permissible lamp operation.
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Vehicle with rain-light sensor*:
Fog lamps cannot be switched on manually
with the exterior lamp switch in
position Ã. To switch on the fog
lamps, turn the exterior lamp switch to
position L first.
Lighting
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page 80).
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