2003 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 116

Controls in detail Lighting Interior lighting The controls are located in the overhead control panel. 8 Reading lamps Deactivating automatic control Press button 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 2. The lights in the rear passenger compartment go on. Press button 2 again. The lights in the rear passenger compartment go out. i If the door remains open, the interior lamps switch off automatically after approximately five minutes when the key is removed or in starter switch position 0. An interior lamp switched on manually does not go out automatically. Activating automatic control Press button 3. Interior lamps are switched on in darkness, when unlocking the vehicle opening a door removing the SmartKey from the starter switch The interior lamps are switched off following an adjustable time delay ( page 141). 1 Switch for reading lamp, left 2 Switch for rear compartment lighting 3 Switch for automatic function 4 Switch for interior lighting in front 5 Switch for reading lamp, right 6 Ambient lighting 7 Interior lighting 116