2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 118

Controls in detail Lighting Interior lighting in the front Automatic control X X Activating: Press switch ¡. The interior lighting comes on in darkness, when you: Runlock the vehicle Rremove Switching on/off front interior lighting: Press switch ð. X Switching on/off rear interior lighting: Press switch ò. X the SmartKey from the starter Switching on/off front reading lamps: Press respective switch X. switch Ropen Ropen X a door the tailgate (wagon) Ambient lighting The brightness of the ambient lighting 7 is adjusted via the "Control system" (Y page 154). Deactivating: Press switch ¡. The interior lighting goes out after a preset time (Y page 155). 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. 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 Interior lighting 7 Ambient lighting 8 Front reading lamps Interior lighting in the rear ! 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. 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. 116