Light And Vision; Exterior Lighting - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 907 2018 Operating Instructions Manual

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Light and vision

Exterior lighting

Changing the lighting on foreign trips
Vehicles with halogen or static LED head‐
lamps: Changing the headlamps is not neces‐
sary. The statutory requirements are also met in
countries where people drive on the other side of
the road.
Light systems and your responsibility
The vehicle's various lighting systems are only
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible for adjust‐
ing the vehicle's lighting to the prevailing light,
visibility, statutory conditions and traffic condi‐
tions.
Light switch
Operating the light switch
1 W Left parking light
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2 X Right parking light
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3 T Standing light, license plate and
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instrument lighting
4Ã Automatic dipped beam / daytime
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driving light (preferred light switch position)
5L Dipped beam / main beam
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6 Switches fog light on or off
#
7 R Switches rear fog light on or off
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8 Electric parking brake(
#
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If you hear a warning tone when exiting the
vehicle, the light may still be on.
%
If you turn on the parking light, there will be a
reduced standing light on the selected vehi‐
cle side.
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The turn signal light, the main beam and the
headlamp flasher are operated with the com‐
bination switch (
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* NOTE Battery discharging by operating
the standing lights
Operating the standing lights over a period of
hours puts a strain on the battery.
Where possible, switch on the
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right X or left W parking light.
In the event of heavy battery discharge, the
standing or parking light is automatically
switched off for the benefit of the next vehicle
start.
Automatic dipped beam
& WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set to Ã, the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spray.
In such cases, turn the light switch to
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L.
The automatic dipped beam is only an aid.
Responsibility for vehicle lighting rests with you.
Turn the light switch from à to L immedi‐
ately in the event of fog, snow or spray. Other‐
wise, the dipped beam is temporarily interrupted.
Switching the automatic dipped beam on:
Turn the light switch to position Ã. Switch
R
the voltage supply on: the standing light auto‐
matically switches on or off depending on the
surrounding brightness.
The daytime running lights are switched on
when the engine is running. The standing light
and the dipped beam also switch on or off
depending on the surrounding brightness.
When the dipped beam is switched on, the
indicator lamp L on the instrument cluster
switches on.
Switching fog light and rear fog light on or off
Requirements:
The light switch is in position L or Ã.
R
The voltage supply or engine is on.
R
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