Interior Lamps; Heated Rear Window - Mercedes-Benz 1985 380SE Owner's Manual

Interior Lamps

The switch for the front lamp has
3 positions.
Position 1: the lamp is switched on
and off (delayed) by the front door
contact switches.
Position 2: lamp switched off perma­
nently.
Position 3: lamp switched on perma­
nently.
The rear courtesy lamp is switched
on and off by the rear door contact
switches or by the rocker switch on
the instrument panel.
The reading lamps in the rear pas­
senger compartment are switched
on and off by means of a switch in
each lamp.
Various Equipment

Heated Rear Window

With the engine running, press
symbol side of rocker switch to turn
on, bottom to turn off.
When the rear window heater is
turned on, the indicator lamp in the
switch comes on.
A heavy load is imposed on the
battery due to the high power requi­
rement. For this reason, switch off
the heated rear window as soon as
it is demisted or defrosted. It is shut
off automatically after a maximum of
20 minutes. Remove snow or ice
from window before starting to drive.
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