2009 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 106

Controls in detail Lighting Switching off X Automatic control X X Switch off the left or right turn signal. Steer straight ahead. The corner-illuminating lamp goes out. or X Activating: Slide switch 4 to the left. The interior lighting and the entry/exit lamps come on in darkness, when you: Runlock the vehicle Rremove Switching on/off interior lighting: Press switch ð. Switching on/off reading lamps: Press respective switch 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. the SmartKey from the starter switch Ropen Ropen X 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 a door the trunk Deactivating: Slide switch 4 to the right. The interior lighting goes out after a preset time (Y page 140). door handles driver and passenger footwells door handles center console i If a door remains open, the interior lamps go out automatically after approximately 5 minutes. 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. With SmartKey in starter switch position 1: Rthe Rthe 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. 1 X Left reading lamp on/off 2 X Right reading lamp on/off 3 ð Interior lighting on/off 4 Slide switch for automatic control 104