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27 At a glance
Overhead control panel
Overhead control panel
Item
Page
1
Left reading lamp on/off
130
2
Rear interior lighting
on/off
130
3
Right reading lamp on/off
130
4
Interior lighting control
129
5
Sliding/pop-up roof
199
6
Hands-free microphone for
Tele Aid (emergency call
system), telephone*, and
voice control system* (see
separate operating instruc-
tions)
242
7
Rear view mirror
38
8
Garage door opener
250
9
Tele Aid (emergency call
system) button
245
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129 Controls in detail
Lighting
Switching on the hazard warning
flasher
Press hazard warning flasher switch.
All turn signals will flash.
Switching off the hazard warning
flasher
Press hazard warning flasher switch
again.
Interior lighting
The controls are located in the overhead
control panel.
1Left front reading lamp
2Rear interior lamps
3Right front reading lamp
4Rocker switch for automatic control
systemActivating automatic control
Press rocker switch 4 to the center
position.
Interior lamps are switched on in dark-
ness, even when you:
unlock the vehicle
open a door
remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch
The interior lamps are switched off after a
present time (
page 158).
iWith the hazard warning flasher acti-
vated and the combination switch set
for either left or right turn, only the re-
spective left or right turn signals will
operate when the SmartKey in the
starter switch is in position1 or2.iIf the hazard warning flasher was acti-
vated automatically, press switch1
twice.
iIf the door remains open, the interior
lamps switch off automatically after ap-
proximately five minutes, when the
SmartKey is removed or in the switch
position0.
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130 Controls in detailLightingDeactivating automatic control
Press the ñ symbol on rocker
switch 4.
The interior lighting remains switched
off in darkness, even when you:
unlock the vehicle
open a door
remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch
Manual control
Switching front interior lamps on and off
Press the ð symbol on rocker
switch 4.
The front interior lighting switches on.
Press the ñ symbol on rocker
switch 4 again.
The interior lighting switches off. The
automatic control function is activated.Switching rear interior lamps on and off
Press switch2 on theò symbol.
The rear compartment lighting is
switched on.
Press switch2 on theò symbol
again.
The rear compartment lighting is
switched off.
Switching front reading lamps on and
off
Press switch 1 or 3.
The corresponding reading lamp is
switched on.
Press switch 1 or 3 again.
The corresponding reading lamp is
switched off.
Courtesy lighting
For better orientation in the dark, courtesy
lamps will illuminate the interior of your ve-
hicle as follows:
With parking lamps switched on:
the door entry lamps
the driver and passenger footwells
With SmartKey in starter switch position1:
the door entry lamps
the center consoleiIf you turn the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position0 and switch off the
exterior headlamps, the door entry
lamps will remain lit for approximately
five minutes.
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422 IndexOpening from the inside
Trunk 99
Operating
Cassette player 141
CD player 141
COMAND* see separate operating
instructions
Garage door opener 255
Integrated remote control 255
Navigation system 147
Radio 140
Radio transmitters 266
Telephone* 144
Vehicle outside the USA and
Canada 13
Operator’s Manual 10
Ornamental moldings 298
Outside temperature indicator 133
Overdue service 294
Overhead control panel 27
Garage door opener 27
Reading lamp 27
Rear view mirror 27
Tele Aid button 27Override switch see Blocking of rear
window operation 74
Overspeed range 404
P
Paintwork 297
Panic alarm 76
Panic button on SmartKey 76
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell 237
Parcel net in trunk 238
Parking 51, 261
Parking and standing lamps
Replacing bulbs 353
Parking assist see Parktronic* 224
Parking brake 45, 52
Engaging 52
Message in display 321
Releasing 45
Warning sound 46
Parking lamps
Replacing bulbs 354, 357
Switching on 124Parking position
Exterior rear view mirrors 122, 162,
175
Parktronic 224
Parktronic* 224, 404
Malfunctioning 228
Sensor 299
Passenger compartment 266
Fuse box in 374
Interior lighting 129
Interior rear view mirror 38
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell 237
Passenger safety see Occupant
safety 58
Passenger seat fore and aft
adjustment 120
Passenger seat head restraint
height 120
Passenger seat height 120
Pedals 259
Phone book*
Loading 146
Quick search 146