Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2014 Owner's Manual page 140

Combination switch
Turn signals
Main-beam headlamps
:
Turn signal, right
;
Headlamp flasher
=
Turn signal, left
?
To indicate briefly: press the combination
X
switch briefly to the pressure point in the
direction of arrow ; or ?.
The corresponding turn signal flashes three
times.
To indicate: press the combination switch
X
beyond the pressure point in the direction
of arrow ; or ?.
Main-beam headlamps
To switch on the main-beam head-
X
lamps: turn the key in the ignition lock to
position 2 or start the engine.
Turn the light switch to L or Ã.
X
Press the combination switch beyond the
X
pressure point in the direction of arrow :.
In the à position, the main-beam head-
lamps are only switched on when it is dark
and the engine is running.
The blue K indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up when the main-beam
headlamps are switched on.
To switch off the main-beam head-
X
lamps: move the combination switch back
to its normal position.
The blue K indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
If Adaptive Highbeam Assist is active, it con-
trols activation and deactivation of the main-
beam headlamps ( page 139).
Y
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 in the direction
X
of arrow =.
Hazard warning lamps
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 lamps:
X
press button :.
The hazard warning lamps switch on auto-
matically if:
an airbag is deployed or
R
the vehicle decelerates rapidly from a
R
speed of above 70 km/h and comes to a
standstill
The hazard warning lamps switch off auto-
matically if the vehicle reaches a speed of
above 10 km/h again after a full brake appli-
cation.
The hazard warning lamps continue to oper-
ate even if the ignition is switched off.
Exterior lighting
Z
137