Overview - Mercedes-Benz SL Operator's Manual

Interior lighting
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Important safety notes
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WARNING
Adaptive Highbeam Assist does not recognize
road users:
who have no lights, e.g. pedestrians
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who have poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
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whose lighting is blocked, e.g. by a barrier
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On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist may fail to recognize other road users
that have lights, or may recognize them too
late. In this, or in similar situations, the auto-
matic high-beam headlamps will not be deac-
tivated or will be activated regardless. There is
a risk of an accident.
Always carefully observe the traffic conditions
and switch off the high-beam headlamps in
good time.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist cannot take into
account road, weather or traffic conditions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist is only an aid. You are
responsible for adjusting the vehicle's lighting
to the prevailing light, visibility and traffic con-
ditions.
In particular, the detection of obstacles can be
restricted if there is:
poor visibility, e.g. due to fog, heavy rain or
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snow
dirt on the sensors or the sensors are
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obscured
Switching Adaptive Highbeam Assist
on/off
To switch on: turn the light switch to Ã.
X
Press the combination switch beyond the
X
pressure point in the direction of arrow :.
The _ indicator lamp in the multifunction
display lights up when it is dark and the light
sensor activates the low-beam headlamps.
If you are driving at speeds above approx-
imately 16 mph (25 km/h):
The headlamp range is set automatically
depending on the distance between the vehi-
cle and other road users.
If you are driving at speeds above approx-
imately 19 mph (30 km/h) and no other road
users have been detected:
The high-beam headlamps are switched on
automatically. The K indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster also lights up.
If you are driving at speeds below approx-
imately 16 mph (25 km/h) or other road users
have been detected or the roads are ade-
quately lit:
The high-beam headlamps are switched off
automatically. The K indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out. The _ indi-
cator lamp in the multifunction display
remains lit.
To switch off: move the combination switch
X
back to its normal position or move the light
switch to another position.
The _ indicator lamp in the multifunction
display goes out.
Interior lighting
Overview of interior lighting
Overhead control panel
p Switches the left-hand reading lamp
:
on/off
c Switches the interior lighting on
;
| Switches the interior lighting/auto-
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matic interior lighting control off
p Switches the right-hand reading lamp
?
on/off
Switches the automatic interior lighting con-
A
trol on