Ambient Lighting, Basic Function - GF82.20-P-9901A
Model All (CAR) With Code 876 (ambient lighting)
Model All (CAR) With Code 877 (Ambient lighting)
Model All (CAR) With Code 878 (CONNECTED LIGHT ambient lighting)
Model All (CAR) With Code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination)
Model All (CAR) With Code 894 (Premium Plus ambiance illumination)
Overview:
This document contains information on:
- Ambiance illumination
- Exit warning activation
- ATA alarm activation
- Activation after an accident
- Activation during charging process (dependent on model in electric vehicles, dependent on model in hybrid vehicles)
- Activation through active comfort system (equipment-dependent)
General
Ambient lighting enables the atmosphere in the vehicle interior to be adapted through corresponding lighting. To do so, it illuminates different areas of the vehicle interior directly or indirectly.
Depending on the model, the ambient lighting is controlled by the ambient lighting control unit or the front signal acquisition and actuation module. The LEDs installed for the ambient lighting can be actuated in up to 64 different colors.
Depending on the equipment involved, active ambient lighting may also be installed.
Function requirements
- Circuit 30t
- No overvoltage or undervoltage
- Ambient lighting switched on through the multimedia system
- Ambient lighting not switched off via range maximization (equipment-dependent)
Ambiance illumination
The ambient lighting switches on after the following events:
- Unlocking of vehicle (except via the emergency key)
- Circuit 15R on
The ambient lighting switches off after the following events:
- 10 s after locking the vehicle (dimmed)
- 20 s after circuit 15 R OFF
The ambient lighting actuates the door handle lighting after switching off circuit 15R ON, as long as the comfort switch lighting is active.
Depending on the model and equipment installed ambient lighting can include the following lamps:
- Ambient lighting on the cockpit
- Ambient lighting on air vents
- Ambient lighting in the doors, door handles and door stowage compartments
- Ambient lighting on display
- Ambient lighting of trim pieces on seat
- Ambient lighting on head restraints
- Ambient lighting in the footwell at front and rear
- Ambient lighting on center console
- Ambient lighting on panoramic sliding sunroof
- Ambient lighting on rear display
- Ambient lighting on speakers
- Ambient lighting behind rear seats
- Active ambient lighting
The user can the following settings for the ambient lighting via the multimedia system, for instance:
- Brightness
- Color
- Multicolored illumination (selection of preset color combinations)
- Multicolored animation (preset with animated color combinations)
- Locator lighting (special presentation when unlocking vehicle)
- Climate dependence (brief color change when temperature setting changed)
- Dependence on instrument cluster display style
The brightness settings can be made for different zones.
Depending on the equipment installed, further settings are available for the active ambient lighting.
Exit warning activation
If Blind Spot Monitoring detects a hazard when opening the door, the ambient lighting flashes on and off in the corresponding door as part of the warning strategy.
Depending on the equipment installed, the active ambient lighting in the respective door is also activated.
ATA alarm activation
The ambient lighting flashes blue and red during an ATA alarm.
Activation after an accident
Depending on the model, parts of the ambient lighting may light up red with full brightness after an accident. The remaining parts illuminate white.
Activation during charging process (dependent on model in electric vehicles, dependent on model in hybrid vehicles)
The ambient lighting lights up at the start a charging process. The lighting in the vehicle interior is based on the condition of the LED on the charger feed socket.
Activation through active comfort system (equipment-dependent)
Active Comfort System can also request various light programs to be executed in the active ambient lighting. A light program runs for a certain duration and may contain repetition. It consists of various conditions with certain light colors and brightness that merge when dimmed into each other.
| Function schematics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Function schematic for actuating ambient lighting | Model 177 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2504-97A | |
| Model 167 with code 876 (ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2504-97B | ||
| Model 247 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2504-97C | ||
| Model 118 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2504-97D | ||
| Model 223 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97E | ||
| Model 293 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2504-97F | ||
| Model 213 as of model year 2021 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) Model 213 as of model year 2021 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97G | ||
| Model 257, 290 as of model year 2021 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) Model 257, 290 as of model year 2021 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97H | ||
| Model 243 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2504-97I | ||
| Model 206 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97J | ||
| Model 238 as of model year 2021 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) Model 238 as of model year 2021 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97K | ||
| Model 297 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97L | ||
| Model 232 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97M | ||
| Model 295 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | PE82.20-P-2504-97N | ||
| Function schematic for actuating active ambient lighting | Model 223, 296, 297 with code 878 (CONNECTED LIGHT ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2505-97A | |
| Model 295 with code 878 (CONNECTED LIGHT ambient lighting) | PE82.20-P-2505-97B | ||
| Further basic functions | |||
| Blind spot monitoring, basic function | Model all (CAR) with code 233 (Adaptive cruise control Plus (DISTRONIC PLUS)) with code 876 (ambient lighting) | GF54.71-P-9901A | |
| Model all (CAR) with code 233 (Adaptive cruise control Plus (DISTRONIC PLUS)) with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | |||
| Model all (CAR) with code 234 (Blind Spot Assist) with code 876 (ambient lighting) | |||
| Model all (CAR) with code 234 (Blind Spot Assist) with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | |||
| Active ambient lighting control unit, basic function | Model all (CAR) with code 878 (CONNECTED LIGHT ambient lighting) | GF82.20-P-9801A | |
| Ambient lighting control unit, basic function | Model 118, 177, 247, 293 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | GF82.20-P-9892A | |
| Model 167 with code 876 (ambient lighting) | |||
| Model 213, 238, 257, 290 as of model year 2021 with code 877 (Ambient lighting) | |||
| Model 213, 238, 257, 290 as of model year 2021 with code 891 (Premium ambiance illumination) | |||
| Detailed information | |||
| Active ambient lighting, detailed information | Model all (CAR) with code 878 (CONNECTED LIGHT ambient lighting) | GF82.20-P-1100A |