Using The Interior Lighting; Using The Windscreen Wipers - SMART fortwo coupe Owner's Manual

Adjusting the dipped-beam headlamps
to left-hand and right-hand traffic
The symmetrical dipped-beam headlamps
are required when travelling in countries
where vehicles are driven on the opposite
side of the road to that in which the vehicle is
registered. Unlike the asymmetrical dipped-
beam headlamps, these headlamps do not
dazzle oncoming traffic. Symmetrical
dipped-beam headlamps provide less illu-
mination to the edge of the carriageway.
X
Open the service cover.
X
Turn the screws of both headlamps as far
as they will go:
to X for symmetrical dipped-beam
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headlamps
to W for asymmetrical dipped-beam
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headlamps
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Have the dipped-beam headlamp setting
checked at a qualified specialist work-
shop.

Using the interior lighting

Switching the interior lighting on and
off
The interior lights go on when you unlock the
doors.
The interior lights switch off in the following
situations:
A door is opened and 15 minutes have
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passed.
All doors are closed, the vehicle has been
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locked and 15 seconds have passed.
All doors are closed, the vehicle has not
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been locked and 4 minutes have passed.
The engine has been started.
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Using the windscreen wipers

The interior lighting can be activated when a
door is open. After closing the doors, the
interior lighting goes out.
X
Press switch : to activate or deactivate
the left-hand reading lamp.
X
Move switch ; to the desired position:
interior lighting switched on
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interior lighting controlled automati-
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cally
interior lighting switched off
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X
Press switch = to activate or deactivate
the right-hand reading lamp.
Adjusting the ambient lighting (colour
display)
On-board computer with colour display: the
ambient lighting is set in the on-board com-
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puter ( page 103).
Using the windscreen wipers
Switching on the windscreen wipers
Please note
!
Do not operate the windscreen wipers
when the windscreen is dry, as this could
damage the wiper blades. Moreover, dust
that has collected on the windscreen can
scratch the glass if wiping takes place
when the windscreen is dry.
If it is necessary to switch on the wind-
screen wipers in dry weather conditions,
always operate them using washer fluid.
!
Vehicles with a rain sensor: if the wind-
screen becomes dirty in dry weather con-
ditions, the windscreen wipers may be
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