Exterior Lighting - Mercedes-Benz CLS 2012 Owner's Manual

Automatic headlamp mode
G WARNING
If the light switch is set to à and it is foggy,
snowing or there is poor visibility, the dipped-
beam headlamps will not come on automati-
cally. This could endanger you and others. In
such situations turn the light switch to L.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lighting at all times.
Left-hand parking lamps
1W
Right-hand parking lamps
2X
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
3T
ment cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode, control-
4Ã
led by the light sensor
Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
5L
lamps
Rear foglamp
BR
à is the preferred light switch setting. The
light setting is automatically selected accord-
ing to the brightness of the ambient light
(exception: poor visibility due to weather con-
ditions such as fog, snow or spray):
Key in position 1 in the ignition lock: the
R
side lamps are switched on or off automat-
ically depending on the brightness of the
ambient light.
With the engine running: if you have acti-
R
vated the daytime driving lights function via
the on-board computer, the daytime driving
lights or the dipped-beam headlamps and
side lamps are switched on or off automat-
ically depending on the brightness of the
ambient light.
To switch on automatic headlamp
X
mode: turn the light switch to Ã.
The daytime driving lights improve the visibil-
ity of your vehicle during the day. Here, the
daytime driving lights function must be
switched on via the on-board computer
( page 240).
Y
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the green L indicator lamp
in the instrument cluster lights up and the
daytime driving lights go out or are dimmed.
Dipped-beam headlamps
G WARNING
If the light switch is set to à and it is foggy,
snowing or there is poor visibility, the dipped-
beam headlamps will not come on automati-
cally. This could endanger you and others. In
such situations turn the light switch to L.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lighting at all times.
Left-hand parking lamps
1W
Right-hand parking lamps
2X
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
3T
ment cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode, control-
4Ã
led by the light sensor
Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
5L
lamps
Rear foglamp
BR

Exterior lighting

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