Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 117)

Lighting
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Interior lighting in the front
1 X Left front reading lamp on/off
2 ò Rear interior lighting on/off
3 ] Automatic control on/off
4 ð Front interior lighting on/off
5 X Right front reading lamp on/off
6 Front interior lighting
7 Front reading lamps
8 Front interior lighting
Automatic control
X Activating: Press button ] .
Button ] disengages and sits flush with
the other buttons.
The interior lighting and the locator lighting
(
Y page 156) come on in darkness, when
you:
R unlock the vehicle
R remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch
R open a door
R open the tailgate
X Deactivating: Press button ] .
Button ] engages.
The interior lighting goes out after a preset
time (
Y page 157).
i If a door remains open, the interior lamps
go out automatically after approximately
5 minutes when the SmartKey is removed
or in starter switch position
0.
Manual control
! An interior lamp switched on manually
does not go out automatically.
Leaving an interior lamp switch in the ON
position for extended periods of time with
the engine turned off could result in a
discharged battery.
X Switching on/off front interior
lighting: Press switch ð .
X Switching on/off rear interior lighting:
Press switch ò .
X Switching on/off front reading lamps:
Press respective switch X .
Emergency lighting
When the interior lighting is set to automatic
mode, the interior lighting is activated
automatically if the vehicle is involved in an
accident.
X Switching off: Press button ] .
or
X Press hazard warning flasher switch
(
Y page 113).
or
X Unlock the vehicle.
Controls in detail
Z