Mersedes SUV Manuals

Interior lighting

Mercedes-Benz M-Class / Mercedes-Benz M-Class Owners Manual / Lights and windshield wipers / Interior lighting

Overview of interior lighting

Overhead control panel
Overhead control panel

1 reading To switch the left-hand front
reading lamp on/off
2 lighting To switch the front interior
lighting on
3 lighting To switch the rear interior
lighting on/off
4 lighting/automatic interior lighting control off To switch the front interior
lighting/automatic interior lighting control off 5 reading lamp on/off To switch the right-hand front
reading lamp on/off
6 To switch the automatic interior lighting control on

Interior lighting control

Important notes

In order to prevent the vehicle's battery from discharging, the interior lighting functions are automatically deactivated after some time except for when the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition lock.

The color and brightness of the ambient lighting may be set using the on-board computer.

Automatic interior lighting control

- To switch on: set the rocker switch to center position 6.

- To switch off: set the rocker switch to the The interior lighting automatically switches position.


The interior lighting automatically switches on if you:
- unlock the vehicle
- open a door
- remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock

The interior light is activated for a short while when the SmartKey is removed from the ignition lock. You can activate this delayed switch-off using the on-board computer.

Manual interior lighting control

- To switch the front interior lighting on: set the rocker switch to the position.
position.

- To switch the front interior lighting off: set the rocker switch to the position.
position.

- To switch the rear interior lighting on/off: press the - To switch the reading lamps on/off: press the button.


- To switch the reading lamps on/off: press the Crash-responsive emergency lighting 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 emergency lighting: press the hazard warning lamp button.

or
- Lock and then unlock the vehicle using the SmartKey.

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