Hazard Warning Lamps; Adjusting The Headlamp Range; Headlamp Cleaning System; Headlamp Flasher - Mercedes-Benz A-Class Series Owner's Manual

Headlamp flasher

To switch on: turn the key in the ignition
X
lock to position 1 or 2 or start the engine.
Pull the combination switch briefly in the
X
direction of arrow =.

Hazard warning lamps

The hazard warning lamps automatically
switch on if:
an airbag is deployed.
R
the vehicle decelerates rapidly from a
R
speed of more than 70 km/h and comes to
a standstill.
To switch on the hazard warning lamps:
X
press button :.
All turn signals flash. If you now switch on
a turn signal using the combination switch,
only the turn signal lamp on the corre-
sponding side of the vehicle will flash.
To switch off the hazard warning
X
lamps: press button :.
The hazard warning lamps switch off auto-
matically if the vehicle reaches a speed of
over 10 km/h again after full brake applica-
tion.
i
The hazard warning lamps still operate if
the ignition is switched off.
Adjusting the headlamp range (halo-
gen headlamps)
The headlamp range control allows you to
adjust the cone of light from the headlamps
to suit the vehicle load.
Headlamp range control
Driver's seat and front-passenger seat
g
occupied
Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
1
rear seats occupied
Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
2
rear seats occupied, luggage compart-
ment laden
Not required
3
Start the engine.
X
Turn headlamp range control to the posi-
X
tion which corresponds to the load in your
vehicle.

Headlamp cleaning system

The headlamps are cleaned automatically if
the "Wipe with washer fluid" function is oper-
ated five times while the lights are on and the
engine is running ( page 92). When you
Y
switch off the ignition, the automatic head-
lamp cleaning system is reset and counting is
resumed from 0.
Exterior lighting
Z
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