Daytime Driving Lights - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2009 Owner's Manual

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Lights
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Left-hand parking lamp
1 W
Right-hand parking lamp
2 X
Lights off/daytime driving lights
3 $
Automatic headlamp mode/day-
4 c
time driving lights
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
5 T
ment lighting
Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
6 L
lamps
7 N Foglamps
Rear foglamp
8 R
i
The exterior lighting (except for side
lamps and parking lamps) automatically
switches off when you remove the key from
the ignition lock or open the driver's door
while the ignition is switched off (ignition
key in position 0).
! Switch off the side lamps and parking
lamp when you leave the vehicle. This pre-
vents the battery from discharging.
Dipped-beam headlamps
Turn the ignition key to position 2 in the
X
ignition lock or start the engine.
To switch on: turn the light switch to
X
L.
The T indicator lamp on the light switch
lights up.
32 Only vehicles with bi-xenon headlamps without the Intelligent Light System* are equipped with front fog-
lamps.
If you have activated the "Daytime driving lights" function in the on-board computer.
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Version: 2.11.7.7

Daytime driving lights

You can activate or deactivate "daytime driv-
ing lights" using the on-board computer
( page 241).
Y
To switch on: turn the light switch to
X
$ or c.
Engine start: depending on the ambient
light conditions, the daytime driving lights
or the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on.
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the T indicator lamp on
the light switch lights up.
Automatic headlamp mode
G
Risk of accident
If the light switch is set to the c position,
the light will not come on automatically in
foggy conditions. This could endanger you
and others. Therefore, turn the light switch to
L in the dark or in fog.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lighting at all times.
G
Risk of accident
When it is dark or foggy, turn the light switch
from c to L in good time. Otherwise,
the headlamps could switch off temporarily
and you could cause an accident.
To switch on: turn the light switch to
X
c.
Key in position 1 in the ignition lock: the
side lamp is switched on or off automati-
cally depending on the brightness of the
ambient light.
Engine start: depending on the ambient
light conditions, the daytime driving
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lights or the side lamp and the dipped-
beam headlamps are switched on or off
automatically.
* optional