Useful Information - Mercedes-Benz V-Class Operating Instructions Manual

Exterior lighting
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Useful information

These Operating Instructions describe all mod-
els as well as standard and optional equipment
of your vehicle that were available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific variations are
possible. Note that your vehicle may not be fit-
ted with all of the described functions. This also
applies to safety-relevant systems and func-
tions.
Read the information on qualified specialist
Y
workshops: ( page 31).
Exterior lighting
Important safety notes
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched on
even during the daytime. There may be differ-
ences in operation due to legal requirements
and voluntary recommendations in some coun-
tries.
Light switch
Operation
Left-hand parking lamps
1 W
Right-hand parking lamps
2 X
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
3 T
ment cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode, controlled
4 Ã
by the light sensor
Dipped-beam or main-beam head-
5 L
lamps
Rear foglamp
B R
If you hear a warning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
X
Turn the light switch to the à position.
The exterior lighting (except the side/parking
lamps) switches off automatically if you:
remove the key from the ignition lock
R
open the driver's door with the key in position
R
0 in the ignition lock
Dipped-beam headlamps
When the ignition is switched on and the light
switch is in position L, the side lamps and
dipped-beam headlamps are switched on even if
the light sensor does not sense dark ambient
light conditions. This is particularly useful when
there is fog or rain.
X
To switch on: turn the key to position 2 in the
ignition lock or start the engine.
X
Turn the light switch to the L position.
The L indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
Daytime driving lights
X
To switch on: turn the light switch to the
à position.
Automatic headlamp mode
G
WARNING
When the light switch is set to Ã, the
dipped-beam headlamps may not be switched
on automatically if there is fog, snow or other
causes of poor visibility due to the weather
conditions such as spray. There is a risk of an
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
L.
Automatic headlamp mode is only a driving aid.
You are responsible for the vehicle lighting at all
times.
When the side lamps and dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on, the green T (side
lamps) and L (dipped-beam headlamps)
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster light
up.