Mercedes-Benz 2006 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Lighting
Courtesy lighting
For better orientation in the dark, courtesy
lamps will illuminate the interior of your ve-
hicle as follows:
With parking lamps switched on:
앫
the door handles
앫
the driver and passenger footwells
With the SmartKey in the starter switch
position
1 :
앫
the door handles
앫
the center console
Door entry lamps
For better orientation in the dark, the cor-
responding door entry lamps will switch on
in darkness when you open a door and the
automatic control is activated.
The door entry lamps switch off when the
corresponding door is closed.
Trunk lighting
The trunk lighting switches on if the trunk
is opened.
If you leave the trunk open for an extended
period of time, the trunk lighting will switch
off automatically after approximately
10 minutes.
i
If you turn the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position
0 and switch off the
exterior headlamps, the door handle
lamps will remain lit for approximately
5 minutes.
i
If you turn the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position
0 and switch off the
exterior headlamps, the door entry
lamps will remain lit for approximately
5 minutes.