Interior and reading lights

Fig. 88 Thumbwheel next to the steering wheel.
Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first⇒
Introduction to the subject
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Interior lights off. | |
| Interior lights on. | |
OR: Switch in the center position |
Door contact switch on. Interior lights come on automatically when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is opened, or the vehicle key is removed from the ignition. The lights go out about 20 seconds after you close the doors. They also go out when you lock the vehicle or switch on the ignition. |
| Reading light on or off. | |
Glove and luggage compartment lights
The glove and luggage compartments may have lights that come on automatically when they are opened and go off when they are closed.
Ambient (background) lighting (if equipped)
When the ignition and the headlights are switched on, ambient lights in the roof console light up.
There may also be lighting in the footwells.
Ambient (background) lighting in the doors
Some vehicles are equipped with ambient lighting in the doors that comes on when the ignition or headlights are switched on.
| Turn the thumbwheel to the desired position ⇒ Fig. 88 : | |
|---|---|
| Position | Ambient lighting color |
| R | Red |
| B | Blue |
| W | White |
| – | Ambient lighting in the doors switched off |

The interior and reading lights go out when you lock the vehicle or a few minutes after you remove the vehicle key from the ignition. This helps to prevent unnecessary drain on the vehicle battery.
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