Mercedes-Benz 2004 M-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Lighting
Automatic control
Activating automatic control
̈ Bring the rocker switch to center
position 4.
Interior lamps (except cargo compart-
ment lamp) are switched on in dark-
ness, when you
ț unlock the vehicle
ț open a door
ț remove the key from the steering
lock
In addition, the entry/exit lamps in the
door trays will come on when you open
a door.
When all doors are closed and no key is
inserted in the steering lock, the interi-
or lamps are switched off after a brief
delay.
Deactivating automatic control
̈ Press lower part 3 of rocker switch.
The interior lighting and the entry/exit
lamps remain switched off in darkness,
even when you
ț unlock the vehicle
ț open a door
ț remove the key from the steering
lock
Manual control
Switching on front interior lamps
̈ Press on lamp lens 1 or 2.
The respective lamp switches on.
Switching off front interior lamps
̈ Press on lamp lens 1 or 2 again.
The respective lamp switches off.
Operating rear interior lighting with
rocker switch
̈ Press on upper part 5 of rocker
switch.
The rear interior lighting goes on.
i
If the door remains open, the interior
lamps (except cargo compartment
lamp) switch off automatically after ap-
proximately 30 minutes.
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If a lamp is switched on manually, it will
not go out automatically. This could
cause the battery to become dis-
charged.
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