Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2008 Owner's Manual page 79

Controls
Lights
Hazard warning lamps
Hazard warning lamp button
1
To activate: press hazard warning lamp
X
button 1.
All turn signals flash. If you now activate a
turn signal, only those turn signal lamps on
the corresponding side of the vehicle will
flash.
To deactivate: press hazard warning lamp
X
button 1.
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Adjusting the headlamp range (vehi-
cles with halogen headlamps)
The headlamp range control allows you to
adjust the cone of light from the headlamps
according to how your vehicle is laden.
You can only adjust the headlamp range while
the engine is running.
Thumbwheel for headlamp range
1
Position Load
0 Seats occupied
1 Seats occupied, boot laden
Turn thumbwheel for headlamp range
X
the position which corresponds to the load
in your vehicle.
Headlamp cleaning system*
i
The headlamps are cleaned automatically
if the "Wipe with windscreen washer fluid"
function is operated five times while the
lights are on and the engine is running.
When you switch off the ignition, the auto-
matic headlamp cleaning system is reset
and counting is resumed from 0.
Cornering light function (vehicles
with bi-xenon headlamps*)
Specially designed headlamps light up the
area into which you are driving when turning
corners.
If you are driving at speeds below 40 km/h,
the cornering light function is activated either
by the turn signals or when the steering wheel
is turned. If you are driving at speeds above
40 km/h the cornering light function is deac-
tivated.
Switching on
Make sure that the engine is running.
X
Switch on the dipped-beam headlamps.
X
1 to
* optional