Automatic Headlamp Mode; Exterior Lamp Switch; Bi-Xenon; Low-Beam Headlamps - Mercedes-Benz 2010 SLK-Class Operator's Manual

171_AKB; 3; 60, en-US
d2ureepe,
Relevant information can be obtained at
any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
i Vehicles equipped with active Bi-Xenon
headlamps:
The active Bi-Xenon headlamps increase
usable illumination over conventional
headlamps because they follow the
curvature of the road ahead. The beams of
the active Bi-Xenon headlamps shift to
either side according to the vehicle's
steering angle and speed.

Exterior lamp switch

Standing lamps, left
1 W
Standing lamps, right
2 X
Off
3 $
Daytime running lamp mode

Automatic headlamp mode

4 Ã
Daytime running lamp mode
Parking lamps (also tail lamps,
5 T
license plate lamps, side marker
lamps and instrument panel lamps)
Low-beam headlamps or high-beam
6 L
headlamps
Front fog lamps
7 N
Rear fog lamp
8 R
i If you hear a warning signal you have
forgotten to switch off the low-beam
headlamps or the parking lamps before
opening the driver's door.
2009-05-11T16:00:23+02:00 - Seite 71
Version: 2.11.8.1
In addition, the message Switch Off
Lights appears in the multifunction
display.
Switch off the low-beam headlamps or the
parking lamps.
If the message Switch off lights or
remove key appears in the multifunction
display remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch or switch off the headlamps.
! Failure to switch off the exterior lamps
when leaving the vehicle may result in a
discharged battery.

Low-beam headlamps

The low-beam headlamps can be switched on
and off with the exterior lamp switch.
X
Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position L.
The following lamps come on:
Low-beam headlamps
R
Tail lamps
R
Parking lamps
R
License plate lamps
R
Side marker lamps
R
Instrument panel lamps
R
Green indicator lamp T in the exterior
R
lamp switch
X
Switching off: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position $.
Automatic headlamp mode
The following lamps come on and go out
automatically depending on the brightness of
the ambient light:
Low-beam headlamps
R
Tail lamps
R
Parking lamps
R
License plate lamps
R
Side marker lamps
R
Lighting
71
Z