Mercedes-Benz

Adjusting the ambient lighting

Multimedia system:

Setting the colour

Select Colour.

Select Monochrome or Multi-colour.

Set the desired colour or colour combination.

Adjusting the brightness

Select Brightness.

Adjust the brightness.

Depending on the ambient light conditions, the ambient lighting will automatically switch between day and night modes.

Activating the brightness for zones

Select Brightness.

Switch off Link zones .

The Direct, Indirect and Accent zones can be set separately.

The Light band zone can also be set for vehicles with active ambient lighting.

Activating effects

WARNING Risk of an accident despite activated effects of ambient lighting and active ambient lighting

To use the Warning Assistance effects, the respective functions must be activated in the driver assist menu.

Make sure that the functions and assists are switched on.

The exit warning system is only an aid.

Further notes on driving systems and your responsibility: More

Select Effects.

Activate the desired effect.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, different effects are available:

Operating feedback effects:

Climate: If changes are made to the temperature setting in the vehicle, the colour of the ambient lighting will change briefly.
Voice assistant: For vehicles with active ambient lighting, the voice assistant is visually animated.

Warning assistance effects:

Warning when exiting: If an object is detected in the blind spot while you are getting out of the vehicle, the ambient lighting in the affected door will flash red.
Further information on the exit warning More.
Active Lane Keeping Assist: If there is a warning from Active Lane Keeping Assist, the active ambient lighting will flash red.
Further information on Active Lane Keeping Assist: More.
Active Brake Assist: If there is an Active Brake Assist warning, the active ambient lighting in the centre of the dashboard will flash bright red.
Further information on Active Brake Assist More.
Active Blind Spot Assist: In vehicles with active ambient lighting, the ambient lighting on the affected side will flash red if there is a warning from Active Blind Spot Assist.
Further information on Active Blind Spot Assist More.

Greeting

When you get into the vehicle, a special colour animation will play.

Multi-colour animat.

The chosen colour combination will change at predefined intervals.

In vehicles with active ambient lighting, an animation will be played.

The desired operating feedback and warning assistance can be activated or deactivated via the symbol. Depending on the equipment, different operating feedback and warning assistance effects are available.

If the brightness is set to a low level, warning animations will be displayed at a higher basic brightness.