Interior Lighting - Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual

Interior lighting

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Active: if you are driving at speeds below
70 km/h and you switch on the rear foglamp.
Not active: if you are driving at speeds above
100 km/h or you switch off the rear foglamp
following activation.
Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Overhead control panel (example: Coupé)
u To switch the rear interior lighting
:
on/off (Coupé only)
| To switch the automatic interior
;
lighting control on/off
p To switch the right-hand reading
=
lamp on/off
c To switch the front interior lighting
?
on/off
p To switch the left-hand reading lamp
A
on/off
Automatic interior lighting control
To switch on/off: press the | button.
X
When the automatic interior lighting con-
trol is activated, the button is flush with the
overhead control panel.
The interior lighting automatically switches
on if you:
unlock the vehicle
R
open a door
R
remove the key from the ignition lock
R
The interior lighting delayed switch-off must
be activated ( page 207)
Y
The interior lighting switches off after a delay.
You can set the delayed switch-off using the
on-board computer.
i
The interior lighting switches off automat-
ically after five minutes in certain condi-
tions. This is the case when a door stays
open and the key in the ignition lock is in
position 0 or is removed.
Manual interior lighting control
!
If the interior lighting has been switched
on manually, it will not be switched off
automatically.
This can cause the battery to discharge.
Make sure that the interior lighting does
not remain switched on too long after the
engine has been switched off.
To switch the front interior lighting on/
X
off: press the c button.
To switch the rear interior lighting on/
X
off: press the u button.
To switch the reading lamps on/off:
X
press the p button.
Crash-responsive emergency lighting
If the interior lighting is set to automatic, the
interior lighting is activated automatically if
the vehicle is involved in an accident.
To switch off the crash-responsive
X
emergency lighting: press the hazard
warning lamp button.
or
Lock and then unlock the vehicle using the
X
key.