2003 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 105

Controls in detail Lighting Interior lighting The controls are located in the overhead control panel. i If the door remains open, the interior lamps switch off automatically after approximately five minutes, when the key is removed or in the starter switch position 0. An interior lamp switched on manually does not go out automatically. Activating automatic control Press the rocker switch to the center position 4. Deactivating automatic control Press the rocker switch to the right position 3. The interior lighting remains switched off, even when centrally unlocking the vehicle opening a door removing the SmartKey from the starter switch Manual control Switching rear interior lights on and off Press button 1. The lights in the rear passenger compartment go on. Press button 1 again. The lights in the rear passenger compartment go out. 1 Rear interior lights 2 Right front reading lamp 3 Rocker switch: Automatic control off 4 Rocker switch: Automatic control on 5 Rocker switch: Front interior lights on 6 Left front reading lamp Interior lamps are switched on in darkness, when unlocking the vehicle opening a door removing the SmartKey from starter switch The interior lamps are switched off following an adjustable time delay ( page 127). 105