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29 At a glance
Overhead control panel
Overhead control panel
Item
Page
1
Rear interior lighting
on/off
116
2
Power tilt/sliding sunroof*
227
3
Right reading lamp on/off
116
4
Interior lighting control
115
5
Hands-free microphone for
Tele Aid* (emergency call
system), telephone* and
voice control system*
(see separate operating
instructions)
150,
208,
248
Item
Page
6
Interior rear view mirror
41,
168
7
Garage door opener*
256
8
Left reading lamp on/off
116
9
Tele Aid* (emergency call
system) button
248
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109 Controls in detail
Lighting
Lighting
For information on how to switch on the
headlamps and use the turn signals, see
“Switching on headlamps” (
page 49)
and “Turn signals” (
page 50).
Exterior lamp switch
The exterior lamp switch is located on the
dashboard to the left of the steering wheel.Exterior lamp switch
MOff
Daytime running lamp mode
(
page 111)
UAutomatic headlamp mode
Daytime running lamp mode
(page 111)
CParking lamps (also tail lamps,
license plate lamps, side marker
lamps, instrument panel lamps)
BLow beam headlamps (or high
beam headlamps when the
combination switch is pushed
forward) and parking lamps
ˆStanding lamps, right (turn left one
stop)
‚Standing lamps, left (turn left two
stops)
‡Indicator lamp for front fog lamps
†Indicator lamp for rear fog lamp
iIf you drive in countries where vehicles
drive on the other side of the road than
the country where the vehicle is regis-
tered, you must have the headlamps
modified for symmetrical low beams.
Relevant information can be obtained
at your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
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115 Controls in detail
Lighting
Interior lighting
The controls are located in the overhead
control panel.
1Rear interior lights
2Right front reading lamp
3Rocker switch for automatic control
system
4Left front reading lampActivating automatic control
Press rocker switch3 to center
position.
Interior lamps are switched on in
darkness, even when you:
unlock the vehicle
open a door
remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch
The interior lamps are switched off after a
preset time, see “Setting interior lighting
delayed shut-off” (
page 145).Deactivating automatic control
Press the= symbol on rocker
switch3.
The interior lighting remains switched
off, even when you:
unlock the vehicle
open a door
remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch
Manual control
Switching all front interior lights on and
off
Press theW symbol on rocker
switch3.
The front interior lights come on.
Press rocker switch3 to center
position to activate the automatic
control.
iIf the door remains open, the interior
lamps switch off automatically after
approximately five minutes, when the
SmartKey is removed or in starter
switch position0.
An interior lamp switched on manually
does not go out automatically.
