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Old 02-03-2016, 09:41 AM
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I feel pretty sure that MB did not redesign the light switch for the last year of the model run. Somebody with an '09 would have chimed in long before now on the several other threads there have been on this subject.
Being so, no illumination for us?
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I'll try to get a pic here in a little bit...
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My 04 illuminates. All symbols are orange, front foglights green and rear orange.
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My 04 illuminates. All symbols are orange, front foglights green and rear orange.
Pic, please!
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Not my pic but it looks like this:

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Damn! I want it like that!!!
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You mean yours doesn't light up at all? Take it apart and check the bulbs. I've never seen a car with a switch that didn't illuminate. Makes no sense haha.
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I get only fog lights illumination when I put them on. That's it.
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So how do you turn on your lights at night...or know what lights you have on?
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Have to turn on overhead light or by the touch
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Old 02-03-2016, 10:46 AM
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Take it apart and check the bulbs. It probably uses the same small bulbs as the cigarette lighter...which is also supposed to light up btw.
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I have light in cigarette ashtray console. How to remove light switch? How easy to take it apart? Being so... Most of all of us have burnt off bulbs?
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Originally Posted by megacrazy
Not my pic but it looks like this:

Seems to me there's got to be bulb illumination somewhere behind the dash to illuminate the mirror controls. Even if not, it should be easy enough to rig a light.

Has anyone removed the light switch / how difficult is it to remove?
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Originally Posted by floridawriter
Seems to me there's got to be bulb illumination somewhere behind the dash to illuminate the mirror controls. Even if not, it should be easy enough to rig a light.

Has anyone removed the light switch / how difficult is it to remove?
Yeah, I don't think the mirror switch lights up.

It should be easy to remove. There's plenty of access through the fuse box panel.
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Yeah, I don't think the mirror switch lights up.

It should be easy to remove. There's plenty of access through the fuse box panel.
How easy to take apart? Do most of us have burnt bulbs? Why is it like that? Confused!
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How easy to take apart? Do most of us have burnt bulbs? Why is it like that? Confused!
Why? Think about the ambient light bulb in the mirror. If you have an older Mercedes like we do, that bulb has long since burned out, but damned difficult to get at to replace.
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Originally Posted by merceBENZ
How easy to take apart? Do most of us have burnt bulbs? Why is it like that? Confused!
Eh anything can be taken apart. Access to the switch is easy so I'm sure it can be taken apart and bulbs replaced.
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I will definitely give it a good look. Hard will be with bulbs though. Find correct size
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Well looks like it all lights up, like I originally said. Here's a pic of mine. I think my knob bulb is out...so I'll take it apart when I have some time. This is with the front fogs on.

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Well looks like it all lights up, like I originally said. Here's a pic of mine. I think my knob bulb is out...so I'll take it apart when I have some time.


I think I got a project to do.
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Yup. Does anyone know what light bulbs we need?
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Is that a CLK picture? How come there's no on demand mirror folding buttons? In addition to the auto-fold that is.
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I believe my late 05 had this, but my late 56 plate I have not noticed.
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Originally Posted by sailorben
Is that a CLK picture? How come there's no on demand mirror folding buttons? In addition to the auto-fold that is.
Parking spots in the US are about twice the size as in Europe...no need for mirror folding
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I don't have those mirror buttons. No auto mirrors for me.
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