orange light on mirror(W210)

[flying haggis]

hi guys and girls
can i ask the fonts of wisdom out there if anybody knows what the orange light that shines out from the underneath of the interior mirror on my 52 plate E320CDi estate is for?

 

[bigasotonuk]

Is it a light or just a lense?
Has the car got auto lights on?

 

[flying haggis]

Is it a light or just a lense?
Has the car got auto lights on?

it is a light in a small chamfered hole exactly in the centre on the bottom of the interior rear view mirror. dont know about auto lights, havent been out at night since i got it a week ago!

 

[Silver Arrow]

My Audi has an auto dimming mirror which has a small sensor which sounds like the one you describe. It also dimms the outside mirrors.


However, if it shines, you may not be alone.............!!!!!

 

[eGuru]

That is the ambient light so that the cockpit is not in total darkness when driving at night. Pilots use these in aircraft.
They think of everything don't they?!!

 

[flying haggis]

thanks for all the replies, didnt think of it being a cockpit light

 

[Silver Arrow]

I have used red ones when navigating a boat at night. (Keeps the night vision spot on). Not so sure about adding shorter wavelengths to the spectrum though.

 

[David Nock]

Same orange light in CLK (W209). Strange thing is, it's still on in broad daylight, with the door open or closed and the key out.

 

[Blobcat]

As per above it is part of the ambient lighting package. You also have lights over each door handle and in each footwell. Once you drive at night and notice that you can still see everything in the car without it affecting your night vision you realise how nice your Mercedes really is.

 

[rf065]

Same orange light in CLK (W209). Strange thing is, it's still on in broad daylight, with the door open or closed and the key out.

Same with mine, it keeps the interior from total darkness even if the interior lights are switched off when getting in or out. It does switch itself off after a while if you lock the car up though.

Russ