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W210 E430 - daytime lights/interior lights question
Just got a new (used) 1998 E430. Canadian car.
It has the factory xenon lights. When I turn the car on and put it into gear, the headlights come on, as is standard. This is independent of the light switch inside the car. However, the interior lights - instrument panel, dash, gear selector, climate control/radio - don't come on until I turn the lights on with the light switch on the dash. Is this normal? Something to do with the xenons? I thought that all the interior lights should come on when the car is in gear? TIA
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Chris 2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package 2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options 1998 E430 - sold 1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold 1977 280E - sold 1971 250 - retired "And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon Last edited by Zeus; 04-18-2007 at 08:56 PM. |
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Perhaps it has to do with the car being Canadianized? It would have been modified a/c Canadian law so that the headlights are always on when driving, but the original switching configuration for the internal lights is still there.
Just a WAG...
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Thanks beevly. I think that may be it as well, just trying to figure it out. I drove another E430, same year, but when the car was in gear, all the lights came on (including interior).
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Chris 2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package 2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options 1998 E430 - sold 1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold 1977 280E - sold 1971 250 - retired "And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon |
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DRL's
Unlike their American counterparts, all Canadian Mercedes have Daytime Running Lights (DRL's). DRL's activate the front headlamps only, not the interior lights or rear lights. Hope this helps!
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Perfect, thx!
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Chris 2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package 2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options 1998 E430 - sold 1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold 1977 280E - sold 1971 250 - retired "And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon |
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well yes and no, my 98 has the lights on inside and outside at all times, I dont touch nothing.
but, there was a sd from benz, so you can switch the lights on manually if you wanted to. it is an option not a directive. maybe this car had the mod done, and something else changed, anyone else help here that has had this mod done please pipe in |
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This is perfectly normal.
Dash lights NEVER come on in ANY car unless turned on by light switch. BTW, your tail lights don't, either.
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