General information

The interior lamps, footwell lamps, exit lamps, cargo area lamps and courtesy lamps are controlled automatically.

The courtesy lamps have LED lights in the door handles to illuminate the exterior area in front of the doors.

To avoid draining the battery, all lamps inside the car are switched off about 8 minutes after the ignition is switched off, Start/Stop button

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