Crash-responsive emergency lighting, Replacing bulbs, Important safety notes – Mercedes-Benz 2013 GLS Class User Manual

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The interior lighting automatically switches
on if you:

R

unlock the vehicle

R

open a door

R

remove the key from the ignition lock

The interior lighting is activated for a short
time when the key is removed from the igni-
tion lock. You can activate this delayed
switch-off using the on-board computer
(

Y

page 258).

Manual interior lighting control

Front overhead control panel
:

u To switch the rear interior lighting
on/off.

;

| To switch the automatic interior
lighting control on/off

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p To switch the right-hand reading
lamp on/off

?

c To switch the front interior lighting
on/off

A

p To switch the left-hand reading lamp
on/off

X

To switch the front interior lighting on/

off: press the c button.

X

To switch the rear interior lighting on/

off: press the u button.

X

To switch the reading lamps on/off:

press the p button.

Crash-responsive emergency lighting

The interior lighting is activated automatically
if the vehicle is involved in an accident.

X

To switch off the crash-responsive

emergency lighting: press the hazard

warning lamp button.

or

X

Lock and then unlock the vehicle using the
key.

Replacing bulbs

Important safety notes

Xenon bulbs

G

DANGER

Xenon bulbs are under high voltage. You can
get an electric shock if you remove the cover
of the xenon bulb and touch the electrical
contacts. There is a risk of fatal injury.
Never touch the parts or the electrical con-
tacts of the xenon bulb. Always have work on
the xenon bulbs carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.

Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that these function correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.

LED lamps

You can neither replace xenon bulbs nor LED
bulbs. Have LED bulbs changed at a qualified
specialist workshop.
Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of
vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure
that these function correctly at all times.
Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.

Other bulbs

G

WARNING

Bulbs, lamps and plug connectors can
become very hot during use. When replacing

Replacing bulbs

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