Automatic Headlamp Mode; Exterior Lamp Switch; Low-Beam Headlamps; Switching On - Mercedes-Benz 2009 E-Class Operator's Manual

Exterior lamp switch

Standing lamps, left
$ a
Standing lamps, right
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Off
& M
Daytime running lamp mode

Automatic headlamp mode

( U
Daytime running lamp mode
Parking lamps (also tail lamps,
) C
license plate lamps, side marker
lamps and instrument panel lamps)
Low-beam headlamps or high-beam
* B
headlamps
Front fog lamps
, ¥
Rear fog lamp
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i The exterior lamps go out automatically
when you remove the SmartKey from the
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 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
Controls in detail
License plate lamps
R
Side marker lamps
R
Instrument panel lamps
R
Green indicator lamp
B
R
instrument cluster
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 U,
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
Lighting
in the
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