Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz Unimog Operating Instructions Manual

Lighting system
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oncoming traffic from being dazzled. Sym-
metrical dipped-beam headlamps do not illu-
minate as large an area of the edge of the
carriageway. You must have the conversion
performed at a qualified specialist workshop
and as close as possible to the border before
crossing it.
Light switch

Important safety notes

G
WARNING
The rear exterior lighting is concealed when
the tailgate is opened. This could cause other
road users to fail to recognise the vehicle in
time. There is a risk of an accident.
Make sure that the vehicle is safeguarded at
the rear in accordance with national legal
requirements, e.g. with a warning triangle.
Overview
Light switch
Lights off/daytime driving lights
1 $
Side/tail lamps, licence plate light-
2 T
ing and perimeter/side marker
lamps
Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
3 L
lamps
Foglamps
4 N
Rear foglamp
5 Q
The light switch can be used to switch the
vehicle lighting on or off. The main-beam
headlamps and the headlamp flasher are
operated using the combination switch
( Y page 75).
When parking lamps or dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on, the warning buzzer
sounds if you open the driver's door and:
the key is in position 0 in the ignition lock.
R
the key is removed from the ignition lock.
R
Dipped-beam headlamps
X
Turn the light switch to the L position.
The dipped-beam headlamps and side
lamps are switched on. The T indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
The dipped-beam headlamps are asymmetri-
cal. For this reason, in countries where vehi-
cles drive on the other side of the road to the
country where the vehicle is registered, there
is a danger of oncoming traffic being dazzled.
Switch headlamps when driving in these
countries ( Y page 73).
Daytime driving lights
X
Make sure that the key is in position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Turn the light switch to position $.
The daytime driving lights are switched on.
When you turn the light switch to the L
position, the daytime driving lights are
switched off.
Foglamps and rear foglamps
X
Turn the light switch to the T or L
position.
X
To switch on the foglamps: pull the light
switch out to position 4.
The foglamps and the N foglamp indi-
cator lamp next to the light switch light up.
X To switch on the front and rear fog-
lamps: pull the light switch out to position
5.
The front foglamps, rear foglamps and the
N foglamp and the Q rear foglamp