Exterior Lighting - Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual

Left-hand standing lamps
1 W
Right-hand standing lamps
2 X
Parking lamps, license plate and
3 T
instrument cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode, control-
4 Ã
led by the light sensor
Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
5 L
à is the favored light switch setting. The
light setting is automatically selected accord-
ing to the brightness of the ambient light
(exception: poor visibility due to weather con-
ditions such as fog, snow or spray):
SmartKey in position 1 in the ignition lock:
R
the parking lamps are switched on or off
automatically depending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
With the engine running: if you have acti-
R
vated the daytime running lamps function
via the on-board computer, the daytime
running lamps or the parking lamps and the
low-beam headlamps are switched on or off
automatically depending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
To switch on automatic headlamp
X
mode: turn the light switch to Ã.
Only for Canada:
The daytime running lamps improve the visi-
bility of your vehicle during the day. The day-
time running lamps function is required by law
in Canada. It cannot therefore be deactivated.
When the engine is running and the vehicle is
stationary: if you move the selector lever from
a drive position to P, the daytime running
lamps/low-beam headlamps go out after
three minutes.
When the engine is running, the vehicle is
stationary and in bright ambient light: if you
turn the light switch to T, the daytime
running lamps and parking lamps switch on.
If the engine is running and you turn the light
switch to L, the manual settings take
precedence over the daytime running lamps.
USA only:
The daytime running lamps improve the visi-
bility of your vehicle during the day. To do this,
the daytime running lamps function must be
switched on using the on-board computer
( page 233).
Y
If the engine is running and you turn the light
switch to T or L, the manual settings
take precedence over the daytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps
G WARNING
When the light switch is set to Ã, the low-
beam headlamps may not be switched on
automatically if there is fog, snow or other
causes of poor visibility due to the weather
conditions such as spray. There is a risk of an
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
L.
Left-hand standing lamps
1 W
Right-hand standing lamps
2 X
Parking lamps, license plate and
3 T
instrument cluster lighting

Exterior lighting

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