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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 01:35 PM
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Ambient lighting control

Hello. I recently added a 2013 GLK350 4matic to my stable of Mercedes-Benz. It has ambient lighting (code 876), but I cannot find the menu for controlling the brightness and the color schemes. The manual says the control is through the multimedia functions. I have looked through every possible menu that I can control from the inside the car. Currently, the light is white but very dim and barely visible, even at night. I looked through the WIS and could not find any real info that could help me out.

VIN WDCGG8JB6DF896083

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Originally Posted by capt_paul
Hello. I recently added a 2013 GLK350 4matic to my stable of Mercedes-Benz. It has ambient lighting (code 876), but I cannot find the menu for controlling the brightness and the color schemes. The manual says the control is through the multimedia functions. I have looked through every possible menu that I can control from the inside the car. Currently, the light is white but very dim and barely visible, even at night. I looked through the WIS and could not find any real info that could help me out.

VIN WDCGJ8JB6DF896083
Couldnt pull up your vin

what color ambient lighting do you have now? just solar?

i hear with 2013 models, they only have 1 color and that you cannot change it. My uncle had a 2013 GL450 and i played around with it and i couldnt do a single thing.
2014+ models come with the 3 color variant. If you cannot change it from the steering wheel and you've navigated on the BC (board computer), that means you only have the single solar variant.

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Corrected the vin
Okay that pulled up, but for 876/877 packages for 2013 i dont think its tri-color (solar/polar/neutral). Like i said above, if you cant change the color, that means you only have solar
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Somewhat related question: Is there anyway to change how quickly the interior lights turn on (fade in)? When I open a door, it probably takes 4 seconds or more for them to come up to full brightness (which isn't that bright). In my jag, it is less than two seconds. Seems silly that I have to wait several seconds before I can see anything in the GLK250 (2013my).
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Somewhat related question: Is there anyway to change how quickly the interior lights turn on (fade in)? When I open a door, it probably takes 4 seconds or more for them to come up to full brightness (which isn't that bright). In my jag, it is less than two seconds. Seems silly that I have to wait several seconds before I can see anything in the GLK250 (2013my).
should be available to change via the BC from the steering wheel, go to "vehicle"
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I was able to enable the lighting colour menu through coding out of curiosity, however it is futile as the lights in the cabin are only wired to display one colour.
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