2011 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 96

94 Lighting then again in the other direction shortly thereafter. The corner-illuminating lamp remains lit for a short time only. It then goes out automatically. Ropen Ropen a door the trunk The interior lighting goes out after a short time. Switching off Controls in detail X Switch off the left or right turn signal. Steer straight ahead. The corner-illuminating lamp goes out. i If a door remains open, the interior lamps go out automatically after approximately 5 minutes. X or X Deactivating: Slide switch ? to the right. Manual control ! An interior lamp switched on manually does not go out automatically. Leaving an interior lamp switched on for an extended period of time with the engine turned off could result in a discharged battery. X X i There may be a brief delay before the corner-illuminating lamps go out. Interior lighting The interior lighting controls are located in the overhead control panel. Switching interior lighting on/off: Press switch c. Switching reading lamps on/off: Press respective switch p. Courtesy lighting For better orientation in the dark, courtesy lamps will illuminate the interior of your vehicle as follows: With parking lamps switched on: Rthe Rthe : p Left reading lamp on/off ; p Right reading lamp on/off = c Interior lighting on/off ? Slide switch for automatic control door handles driver and passenger footwells door handles center console With SmartKey in starter switch position 1: Rthe Rthe Automatic control X Activating: Slide switch ? to the left. The interior lighting and the entry/exit lamps come on in darkness, when you Runlock the vehicle Rremove the SmartKey from the starter switch (Interior Lighting Delayed Switch-off must be switched on (Y page 126)) i If you turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 0 and switch off the headlamps, the door handle lamps will remain lit for approximately 5 minutes.