pointbreak

I am sure this is a bit of long shot but is there any way to increase the intensity of the ambient lighting? I have mine at 5 and i find it to be a bit weak.

jakc

My first thoughts getting in at night. It's barely noticeable unless you set it to blue - at least in my red interior

angeloxnet

it's "ambient" lighting for a reason i guess

rbrylaw

Kind of what Ambient means. It's shouldn't be bright by definition. Especially at night, when you use it. Nothing should detract from the mission of keeping one's eyes on the roads at all times.

jakc

Ambient to me usually means indirect lighting that still brightens a broad but unspecific area. The "ambient" lights in the C class is more like a bathroom night light.

rbrylaw

Perfect. I'm going to like it when I get mine!

ManiacGT

I have the crystal grey interior. All the colours, on max brightness, are very bright on the doors, less so on the centre console. Its a fad, it looks great for the 2 seconds you notice it when you get in and then you don't notice it any more because you're driving! There are so many lights, door handles, external mirror, the sill plate, the red door marker, carpet lights, interior lights, ambient lights. Its like a christmas tree at night.

rbrylaw

Christmas Tree at night! I like that. I also like Christmas, so am looking forward to driving my Chiristmas Tree at night!

bensales

I wanted to use the blue in my car, as I always liked the blue ambient in my old Jaguar. But the lights in the switches in the console and doors always stay amber and the two different colours bugged me. So it stays on amber now permanently. Would have been nice if the leds in the switches changed to make the colour of the lights.

pointbreak

I went thru this same exact thought process. Started off with blue and now its amber to match the seat controls LED.

vladarh

I always use blue in the summer and yellow in the winter

floridadriver

Loving mine, more than I thought I would. Feels lonely to drive at night in the dark now!

CornishPasty

Is ambient lighting an additional option? I don't have the ambient lighting colour options in vehicle settings where they should be

rbrylaw

It's part of the 318 interior Package, which requires the Premium Packages, and includes the following:

Leather Upholstery
Passenger Seat with 3-Position Memory
Ventilated Seats
Ambient Lighting
Illuminated Door Sills

If you don't have that package, you won't have Ambient Lighting.

CornishPasty

Interesting. I have the leather upholstery and passenger seat with 3 position memory but not the others. Must have been chosen separately

rbrylaw

It's bundled in this package in the US. Whether it was in Switzerland however, I wouldn't know.

whkento

I prefer the contrast of the blue ambient lighting and the amber seat controls / window buttons.

miketc

3 colors were not enough for me so I skipped it. 7 is minimum for me to shell out for the interior package.

rbrylaw

Um, OK. I hardly think the ambient lighting system is the central feature of the Interior Package. It's just a nice add-on. What makes the Interior Package a worthwhile addition [IMHO] is the ventilated leather seats and the 3 position memory for the passenger seat. I would have paid for it even if it didn't include ambient lighting or illuminated door sills. But that's me, of course.

mtyson227

I have Crystal Grey leather (more of off-white) with the Black Ash trim. I have my ambient light setting on the blue color and it looks great with those contrasts!

dubbledude

Does anyone know if you can add the ambient lighting afterwards? I bought a demo and didn't while it had almost everything that I wanted, this was the one option that was missing.

rbrylaw

I'd ask your dealer, but I suspect the answer will be no.

ManiacGT

This is a yes. However it's very expensive to do and lets just say a 5* holiday would be cheaper.

hungasaurus

Can I do this with my base c300?

EdinOz

Can anyone confirm that the ambient light colour surrounding the seat controls in the new c250 w205 is always Amber no matter what other colour is selected for the other cabin zones