Automatic Headlamp Mode; Low-Beam Headlamps; Switching On - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CL-Class Operator's Manual

starter switch or open the driver's door with
the ignition switched off.
When the parking lamps or the rear fog
lamp are switched on and you remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch and open
the driver's door, an acoustic signal
sounds.
In addition, the message Please Switch
Off Lights appears in the multifunction
display.
Switch off the parking lamps or the rear fog
lamp manually.
! Failure to switch off the parking lamps
when leaving the vehicle may result in a
discharged battery.

Low-beam headlamps

The low-beam headlamps can be switched on
and off with the exterior lamp switch.
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position B.
The following lamps come on:
Low-beam headlamps
R
Tail lamps
R
Parking lamps
R
License plate lamps
R
Side marker lamps
R
Instrument panel lamps
R
Green indicator lamp
C
R
lamp switch
X
Switching off: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position M.

Automatic headlamp mode

The following lamps come on and go out
automatically depending on the brightness of
the ambient light:
Low-beam headlamps
R
Tail lamps
R
Parking lamps
R
License plate lamps
R
Side marker lamps
R
G Warning!
If the exterior lamp switch is set to *,
the headlamps will not automatically come
on under foggy conditions.
To minimize risk to you and to others,
activate headlamps by turning exterior
lamp switch to B when driving or when
traffic and/or ambient lighting conditions
require you to do so.
In low ambient lighting conditions, only
switch from position * to B with the
in the exterior
vehicle at a standstill in a safe location.
Switching from * to B will briefly
switch off the headlamps. Doing so while
driving in low ambient lighting conditions
may result in an accident.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid to the driver. The driver is responsible
for the operation of the vehicle's lights at
all times.
X
Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position *.
With the SmartKey in starter switch
position 1 or the KEYLESS-GO start/stop
button pressed once, the tail and parking
lamps, the license plate lamps and the side
marker lamps will come on and go out
depending on the brightness of the ambient
light.
When the engine is running the low-beam
headlamps, the tail and parking lamps, the
license plate lamps and the side marker
lamps will come on and go out depending
on the brightness of the ambient light.
Controls in detail
Lighting
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