Axxlrod

I thought I read somewhere on this forum that there are 3 color options for the interior ambient led lighting that is built into the door panels and dash. The current color is orange.

I can't seem to find anything about changing it in the manual.

Anybody?

mw11566

In the lighting choices sub-menu, you can choose essentially Orange, White or Blue (Solar, Neutral or Polar). The specifics of how to accomplish this can be found on page 279 of the Owners Manual.

MercPlease

The blue/polar looks amazing

JimBarnhart

It's changed via the center console (pg 279 of the on-line manual)

Setting the ambient lighting color
1) Press the < or > button on the steering wheel to select the Sett. menu.
2) Press the up or down button to select the Lights submenu.
3) Press OK to confirm.
4) Press the up or down button to select the Ambient Light Color function.
5) Press Ok to confirm.
6) Press the up or down button to set the color to SOLAR, NEUTRAL or POLAR.
7) Press the OK button to save the setting.

JimBarnhart

It does, but I don't like that the rest of the ambient lighting doesn't change colors. So you'll have the blue bar below the wood grain, but the ambient lights for the door handle, cupholder, floorboards are always orange.

Axxlrod

Awesome. Thank you guys. Will do this tonight.

Axxlrod

Wifey liked "Polar". Thanks again.

Guess I need to read the manual...

JAQ1

I can't seem to find colors in my menu. I have an '11. Maybe they weren't able to be changed then?

Steve Maislin

Orange in the Summer, Neutral in the Fall, and Blue in Winter. That's my way of living large.

JimBarnhart

This is an X166 feature, the X164 (MY 2007-2011) did not have this.

Bklyn

Hey Jim;

I have a 2008 S550. would LOVE to have changed the color to blue or perhaps even see what red is like but it seems there was no choice in 08. Either way, the white light is lovely. Never had it before.

DC-BENZ

+1

rickchitown

Can I revive a 2 year old thread, that was previously a revived 6 year old thread? 😝

has anyone figured out how to make their ambient light strips a little brighter? I know how to make the adjustment, but just feel 5 is still not bright enough? Would just like the blue a tad brighter… if do-able, please help. Thanks guys! Rick

drwolf

Thats the highest setting you have, If you make them brighter than 5, I dont think it will be good for the voltage of the car because you'll be draining more battery.

ljn21

I think it’s perception of the color at least in my opinion. 5 on orange is so bright on mine at night it hinders vision out at night, blue at night isn’t as bright but Ibam sure if you measure lux for example they are probably similar but our eyes perceive the color wavelength different. Sort of like a black light of x wattage vs a regular light at same x seems so much more sim but it’s the same wattage.