Interior Lighting Control; Crash-Responsive Emergency Lighting; Control Panel In The Grab Handle (Rear Compartment); Automatic Interior Lighting Control - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual

c To switch the front interior lighting
=
on/off
u To switch the rear interior lighting
?
on/off
p To switch the right-hand front
A
reading lamp on/off
Control panel in the grab handle (rear
compartment)
To switch on on the corresponding side
X
of the vehicle: press button ;.
Reading lamp : and the make-up lamp
light up.
To switch off: press button ;.
X
Press once: the make-up lamp goes out.
Press twice: reading lamp : goes out.
To switch on on both sides of the
X
vehicle: press button =.
Reading lamp : and the make-up lamp
light up.
To switch off: press button =.
X
Reading lamp : and the make-up lamp go
out.

Interior lighting control

General notes
In order to prevent the vehicle's battery from
discharging, the interior lighting functions are
automatically deactivated after some time
unless the SmartKey is in position 2 in the
ignition lock.
The color, brightness, zone and display lamp
for the ambient lighting may be set using
COMAND (see the separate COMAND
operating instructions).
The interior lighting control can be operated
using the front overhead control panel.

Automatic interior lighting control

To activate/deactivate: press the |
X
button.
When the automatic interior lighting
control 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 SmartKey from the ignition lock
R
The interior light is activated for a short while
when the SmartKey is removed from the
ignition lock. This delayed switch-off can be
adjusted using COMAND (see the separate
COMAND operating instructions).
Manual interior lighting control
To switch the front interior lighting on/
X
off: press the c button.
To switch the interior lighting on/off:
X
press the u button.
To switch the reading lamps on/off:
X
press the p button.

Crash-responsive emergency lighting

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
SmartKey.
Interior lighting
Z
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