Mercedes-Benz A Series 2015 Owner's Manual page 125

Exterior lighting
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Adjusting the headlamp range (halogen
headlamps)
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, luggage compart-
ment laden
Driver's and front-passenger seat occu-
3
pied and maximum permissible rear axle
load utilised, e.g. when towing a trailer
The headlamp range control allows you to
adjust the cone of light from the headlamps to
suit the vehicle load.
Start the engine.
X
Turn the headlamp range control to the
X
position which corresponds to the load in
your vehicle.
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.