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Exterior lighting
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Exterior lighting
General notes
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched on
even during the daytime. In some countries,
operation of the headlamps varies due to legal
requirements and self-imposed obligations.
Driving abroad
General notes
If your journey takes you to countries where
vehicles are driven on the opposite side of the
road to the country in which the vehicle is reg-
istered, your headlamps must be switched to
symmetrical dipped beam as soon as possible
after crossing the border (only vehicles with
Intelligent Light System). This prevents oncom-
ing traffic from being dazzled. Symmetrical
lights do not illuminate as large an area of the
edge of the carriageway.
Vehicles with halogen or static LED
headlamps
It is not necessary to switch your headlamps to
symmetrical dipped beam when driving in coun-
tries where vehicles are driven on the opposite
side of the road to the country in which the vehi-
cle is registered. Legal requirements are fulfilled
without switching the headlamps to symmetri-
cal dipped beam.
Vehicles with Intelligent Light System
Before crossing the border, set the headlamps
to symmetrical dipped beam and after returning
back to asymmetrical dipped beam via the
"Dipped-beam headlamps for driving on the
right/left" function in the on-board computer
(
page 247).
Y
If the headlamps are converted to symmetrical
dipped beam, the "motorway mode" and "exten-
ded range foglamps" functions are not available.
Setting the exterior lighting
Setting options
Exterior lighting can be set using the:
light switch
R
combination switch (
R
headlamp range adjustment (only vehicles
R
with halogen headlamps) (
on-board computer (
R
Light switch
Operation
Left-hand parking lamps
1 W
Right-hand parking lamps
2 X
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
3 T
ment cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode, controlled
4 Ã
by the light sensor
Dipped-beam/main-beam headlamps
5 L
B R
Rear fog lamp
If you hear a warning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
Turn the light switch to the à position.
X
The exterior lighting (except the side lamps/
parking lamps) switches off automatically if you:
remove the key from the ignition lock
R
open the driver's door with the key in posi-
R
tion 0 in the ignition lock
Automatic headlamp mode
à is the preferred light switch setting.
page 120)
Y
page 120)
Y
page 247)
Y
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