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Lighting

Lighting
You will find information about switching
on the headlamps and indicating a turn in
the "Getting started" section ( page 39).
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you also drive with the
lights on during the day. Legal and optional
additional requirements may impose varia-
tions in certain countries. In these coun-
tries, the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on when the ignition is switched
on. In countries in which there is no legal
requirement to use constant headlamp
mode, this setting can be altered using the
operating system ( page 122).
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If you travel to countries where they drive on
the opposite side of the road to that in the coun-
try where the vehicle is registered, the asymmet-
rical dipped-beam headlamps may dazzle on-
coming traffic. Have your headlamps switched to
symmetrical dipped beam or partially masked for
driving in these countries ( page 259). Informa-
tion on this can be obtained from any Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
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Light switch
The light switch is on the dashboard next
to the steering wheel.
P 82.10-2890-31
M Lights off
U Automatic light control
C Side lamps, licence plate and
instrument lighting on
B Dipped-beam or main-beam head-
lamps on
ˆ Right-hand parking lamp on
‚ Left-hand parking lamp on
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A warning signal sounds if you remove the
key from the ignition lock and open the driver's
door while the side lamps or dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on.
The Switch off lights! message appears in
the multi-function display.
Constant headlamp mode
Constant headlamp mode can be set using
the operating system ( page 122). This
does not apply to countries in which there
is a legal requirement to use constant
headlamp mode.
Turn the light switch to M.
The dipped-beam headlamps, side
lamps and licence plate lighting light up
automatically when the engine is run-
ning.
Automatic headlamp feature
The side lamps, dipped-beam headlamps
and licence plate lighting are switched on
automatically when ambient light falls
below a predetermined level.