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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 06:46 AM
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Beginner question about lights

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I've had my W210 for about a month and there's a few quirks that I can't seem to figure out. Where I live it's often dark outside, is there any way to have the car turn on the instrument cluster lights automatically? Or do I need to turn the knob all the way to the right every time? All previous cars I've owned had the instrument cluster illuminated as soon as the key was in position 1 or 2, and always when the engine is running.

Also my friend has a c-class (w203), and when he unlocks his car the exterior lights turn on which is pretty cool. Can I do this on my car as well?
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Originally Posted by Cinem8ic
Hi,

I've had my W210 for about a month and there's a few quirks that I can't seem to figure out. Where I live it's often dark outside, is there any way to have the car turn on the instrument cluster lights automatically? Or do I need to turn the knob all the way to the right every time? All previous cars I've owned had the instrument cluster illuminated as soon as the key was in position 1 or 2, and always when the engine is running.

Also my friend has a c-class (w203), and when he unlocks his car the exterior lights turn on which is pretty cool. Can I do this on my car as well?
No, this was not an option on the W208 or W210 vehicles. It was added to the W211 E-Class. You will have to at least use the parking lights to illuminate the cluster.
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