Lights - Mercedes-Benz CLS 280 2008 Owner's Manual

a result of the seat moving. This could
cause an accident.
G Risk of accident
Only adjust the steering wheel when the
vehicle is stationary and do not pull away
until the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism is locked in position. You might oth-
erwise drive without the steering wheel
adjustment mechanism being locked in
position. As a result you could be distracted
from road and traffic conditions by an unex-
pected movement of the steering wheel
and thereby cause an accident.
However, the steerability of the vehicle is
not affected.
X
Check whether seat and the head
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restraint are adjusted properly
( Y page 75).
Make sure that:
you are as far away from the driver's front
R
airbag as possible
you are sitting in a normal upright posi-
R
tion
you can fasten the seat belt properly
R
you have moved the backrest to an
R
almost vertical position
you have set the seat angle so that your
R
thighs are gently supported
you can depress the pedals properly
R
you have adjusted the head restraint so
R
that the back of your head is supported
at eye level by the central area of the
head restraint
X
Check whether steering wheel
ted properly ( Y page 81).
Make sure that:
you can hold the steering wheel with your
R
arms slightly bent
you can move your legs freely
R
you can see all the displays in the instru-
R
ment cluster clearly
X
Check whether you have fastened seat belt
properly ( Y page 88).
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It should:
fit snugly across your body
R
be routed across the middle of your
R
shoulder
routed in your pelvic area across the hip
R
joints

Lights

Light switch
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, daytime use of headlamps varies due to
legal requirements and self-imposed obliga-
is adjus- tions. In these countries, dipped-beam head-
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lamps are switched on when the ignition is
switched on.
i If you drive in countries in which traffic
drives on the opposite side of the road to
the country where the vehicle is registered,
oncoming traffic may be dazzled by the
asymmetrical dipped-beam headlamps.
Have the headlamps changed to symmet-
rical dipped beam when driving in these
countries. You can obtain information
about this from any Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Controls
Lights
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