Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 113

Exterior lighting
110
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
stays on.
To deactivate: move the combination
X
switch back to its normal position.
The _ indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
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 briefly in the
X
direction of arrow =.
Hazard warning lamps
The hazard warning lamps automatically
switch on:
if an airbag is deployed
R
if the vehicle decelerates rapidly from a
R
speed of more than 70 km/h and comes to
a standstill
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
X
lamps: press button :.
The hazard warning lamp switches off auto-
matically if the vehicle reaches a speed of
over 10 km/h again after full brake applica-
tion.
i
The hazard warning lamps still operate if
the ignition is switched off.
Adjusting the headlamp range (halo-
gen headlamps)
The headlamp range control allows you to
adjust the cone of light from the headlamps
to suit the vehicle load.
Driver's seat and front-passenger seat
g
occupied
Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
1
rear seats occupied
Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
2
rear seats occupied, boot laden
Driver's and front-passenger seats occu-
3
pied and maximum permissible rear axle
load utilised, e.g. when towing a trailer
Start the engine.
X
Turn headlamp range control to the posi-
X
tion which corresponds to the load in your
vehicle.
Headlamp cleaning system
The headlamps are cleaned automatically if
the "Wipe with washer fluid" function is oper-
ated ten times while the lights are on and the
engine is running ( page 116). When you
Y
switch off the ignition, the automatic head-
lamp cleaning system is reset and counting is
resumed from 0.