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I've personally never heard of a fixed ambient lighting. If you have the option, pretty sure you can cycle between colours
I’m hoping that’s the case that the dealer doesn’t know how to change it or can’t find the settings.
ive seen people on YouTube installing aftermarket kits with fibre optics & my thought is why wouldn’t you use the pre installed optical cable if that’s what’s standard.
again won’t know fully until we receive the vehicle.
I've personally never heard of a fixed ambient lighting. If you have the option, pretty sure you can cycle between colours
the pre-2014 models that come with package 876 came with a solid yellow ambient light. My uncle had a 2013 GL 450 and he had package 876 that only had solid yellow ambient.
2014-2019 W166/X166 should have the tri-color package, and thats accessible via the BC (board computer) through the steering wheel . When you get the car, report your findings here.
the pre-2014 models that come with package 876 came with a solid yellow ambient light. My uncle had a 2013 GL 450 and he had package 876 that only had solid yellow ambient.
2014-2019 W166/X166 should have the tri-color package, and thats accessible via the BC (board computer) through the steering wheel . When you get the car, report your findings here.
And then there's that LOL. Never stop learning on this site.
2014-2019 W166/X166 should have the tri-color package, and thats accessible via the BC (board computer) through the steering wheel . When you get the car, report your findings here.
Thanks, this is exactly the information I was looking for. I’ll report back when we receive the vehicle.
On a 2015 ML, the ambient light is user selectable between three colours (amber, white and blue). However, I know that there are late 2015 and early 2016 production GLEs - which could possibly also be the case with late 2015 production MLs - that have NO ambient light at all because of a parts supply shortage. This was identified on the options list as an "ambient light delete option" and carried a small credit.
If there is amber light on a 2015, then it is user selectable between the three colours. The amber looks best by far as both the white and blue clash with the illumination on the various buttons and controls, which is always amber.
On a 2015 ML, the ambient light is user selectable between three colours (amber, white and blue). However, I know that there are late 2015 and early 2016 production GLEs - which could possibly also be the case with late 2015 production MLs - that have NO ambient light at all because of a parts supply shortage. This was identified on the options list as an "ambient light delete option" and carried a small credit.
If there is amber light on a 2015, then it is user selectable between the three colours. The amber looks best by far as both the white and blue clash with the illumination on the various buttons and controls, which is always amber.
Interesting, but at the same time isnt the 876 an optional package for the W166 frame? Before that i was leasing a W212 Facelift and it had the ambient lighting and it was always on amber, so i believe that was a standard feature.
I have the ambients on the GLC i have now i just stay with polar, i mean to each his/her own. My mom's 2016 S550 has the 32 color variant i think and some colors go really good inside the car and im interested in the 64 color variant, but thats not until i get my next MB
Interesting, but at the same time isnt the 876 an optional package for the W166 frame? Before that i was leasing a W212 Facelift and it had the ambient lighting and it was always on amber, so i believe that was a standard feature.
I have the ambients on the GLC i have now i just stay with polar, i mean to each his/her own. My mom's 2016 S550 has the 32 color variant i think and some colors go really good inside the car and im interested in the 64 color variant, but thats not until i get my next MB
Different markets had different option packages. I don't know of a single W166 ML that was sold in Canada without ambient illumination (I do know of a couple of early 2016 GLEs because of the parts shortage), but is is quite possible - especially in the US market where you could pick and choose individual options - that some could have been optioned without it. The W212 only had amber illumination which came as standard.
Again, AFAIK the cars without the 876 option have no ambient light AT ALL - so if the OP's car has any illumination, it has the three-colour one.
On the ML, the amber is IMHO most suitable especially if you have a brown or beige interior elements as it also matches the switches and the navigation screen colours on the < 2013 cars. The white is not bad on the 2013+ models after they changed the cluster / navigation screen colour from the beige to the white/grey, but the blue IMHO really doesn't work well with the old-school interior. On a GLE, CLC or any other car with the "iPad" navigation screen, the polar indeed looks very nice as it goes well with the updated interior and especially with the aluminum trim... but you are absolutely right that that is a matter of taste and personal preference.
the pre-2014 models that come with package 876 came with a solid yellow ambient light. My uncle had a 2013 GL 450 and he had package 876 that only had solid yellow ambient.
2014-2019 W166/X166 should have the tri-color package, and thats accessible via the BC (board computer) through the steering wheel . When you get the car, report your findings here.
you're usually right, but I hate to tell you this is wrong. When the w166 was introduced with the 876 package, it had all 3 colors. Solar, Polar, and Neutral. Evidence --- My father's 2012 ML350 I bought him that was fully loaded with the 876 package.
where this thread started filling with dis-information is when the OP did not provide a VIN (sorry, newbie). He may not know the in's and out's of the ambient lighting in the ML's, and may be confused as to why the non-ambient light lights (ie --- the door pulls + button illuminations) are only one color (aka -- solar) if that vehicle did not have the 876 package to begin with (which we all know is standard.
Ambient light in 3 colors was available as an option the w166 chassis from 2012-2015 before the new COMAND system was introduced in the GLE's in 2016 which paved the way towards the multi-colored ambient lights.
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The salesman provided the information regarding what I posted in here.
I asked if it had ambient lighting & he said yes but it can’t change colour.
I wondered if he knew what ambient lighting is, I didn’t know that the trim could just be a fixed colour. I thought if he says it got ambient lighting surely it can be colour changed. Does he know I’m talking about it around the dash & door trim.
The only evidence on any ambient lighting is a light in the rear door handle which is from a video he took. & the salesman sayings it’s got it but it can’t be colour changed.
The salesman provided the information regarding what I posted in here.
I asked if it had ambient lighting & he said yes but it can’t change colour.
I wondered if he knew what ambient lighting is, I didn’t know that the trim could just be a fixed colour. I thought if he says it got ambient lighting surely it can be colour changed. Does he know I’m talking about it around the dash & door trim.
The only evidence on any ambient lighting is a light in the rear door handle which is from a video he took. & the salesman sayings it’s got it but it can’t be colour changed.
Only way to verify is to run VIN. The door pull lights which you have pointed the arrow to is NOT ambient lighting. That's standard cabin illumination. Sounds like the salesman is...well... a salesman.
you're usually right, but I hate to tell you this is wrong. When the w166 was introduced with the 876 package, it had all 3 colors. Solar, Polar, and Neutral. Evidence --- My father's 2012 ML350 I bought him that was fully loaded with the 876 package.
where this thread started filling with dis-information is when the OP did not provide a VIN (sorry, newbie). He may not know the in's and out's of the ambient lighting in the ML's, and may be confused as to why the non-ambient light lights (ie --- the door pulls + button illuminations) are only one color (aka -- solar) if that vehicle did not have the 876 package to begin with (which we all know is standard.
Ambient light in 3 colors was available as an option the w166 chassis from 2012-2015 before the new COMAND system was introduced in the GLE's in 2016 which paved the way towards the multi-colored ambient lights.
Originally Posted by we47b1me
Only way to verify is to run VIN. The door pull lights which you have pointed the arrow to is NOT ambient lighting. That's standard cabin illumination. Sounds like the salesman is...well... a salesman.
2013 ML550 w166 ambient lighting was definitely a stand alone option (U.S.). Color changing between amber, white and blue thru steering wheel controls. The ambient light is along the bottom of the door wood trim, and aling the bottom of dash wood trim. The light in the handle you point to is just the standard cabin lighting.
you're usually right, but I hate to tell you this is wrong. When the w166 was introduced with the 876 package, it had all 3 colors. Solar, Polar, and Neutral. Evidence --- My father's 2012 ML350 I bought him that was fully loaded with the 876 package.
where this thread started filling with dis-information is when the OP did not provide a VIN (sorry, newbie). He may not know the in's and out's of the ambient lighting in the ML's, and may be confused as to why the non-ambient light lights (ie --- the door pulls + button illuminations) are only one color (aka -- solar) if that vehicle did not have the 876 package to begin with (which we all know is standard.
Ambient light in 3 colors was available as an option the w166 chassis from 2012-2015 before the new COMAND system was introduced in the GLE's in 2016 which paved the way towards the multi-colored ambient lights.
Oh.. I wonder why my uncle's 2013 GL 450 only had a solar ambient, and it isnt just the door handle's, it had all the components of the 876 package, the side door panels front and back, the lights under the front passenger chairs.. Beats me
Ive seen an older S class model with the solar ambients only too. Thanks for the correction
Additionally, my neighbor had a W166/GLE (dont know which year) but from my casual observations it had the P3 package and occasionally during my conversations with him from his car he had the tri-color. The 2020+ models have the 64 color variant no?
Only way to verify is to run VIN. The door pull lights which you have pointed the arrow to is NOT ambient lighting. That's standard cabin illumination. Sounds like the salesman is...well... a salesman.
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