Hazard Warning Lamps - Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Operator's Manual

Exterior lighting
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High-beam flasher
=
? Turn signal, left
To indicate briefly: press the combination
X
switch briefly to the pressure point in direc-
tion of arrow ; or ?.
The corresponding turn signal flashes three
times.
To indicate: press the combination switch
X
beyond the pressure point in direction of
arrow ; or ?.
To switch on the high-beam headlamps:
X
turn the light switch to the L or Ã
position.
Press the combination switch beyond the
X
pressure point in the direction of arrow :.
In the à position, the high-beam head-
lamps are switched on only when it is dark and
the engine is running.
The blue K indicator lamp on the instru-
ment cluster lights up when the high-beam
headlamps are switched on.
To switch off the high-beam headlamps:
X
move the combination switch back to its nor-
mal position.
The blue K indicator lamp on the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Vehicles with Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Plus:
If Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus is activated, it
automatically controls activation and deactiva-
tion of the high-beam headlamps (
High-beam flasher: pull the combination
X
switch in the direction of arrow =.

Hazard warning lamps

To switch the hazard warning lamps on or
X
off: press button :.
The turn signal lamps flash when the hazard
warning lamps are switched on. If you now
switch on a turn signal lamp using the com-
bination switch, only the turn signal lamp on
the corresponding side of the vehicle will
flash.
The hazard warning lamps switch on automati-
cally if an air bag is deployed.
The hazard warning lamps still operate if the
ignition is switched off.
Cornering light function
The cornering light function improves the illu-
mination of the road over a wide angle in the
direction you are turning, enabling better visi-
bility in tight bends, for example. It can only be
activated when the low-beam headlamps are
switched on.
Active:
if you are driving at speeds below 25 mph
R
(40 km/h) and switch on the turn signal or
turn the steering wheel
if you are driving at speeds between 25 mph
R
(40 km/h) and 45 mph (70 km/h) and turn
the steering wheel
The cornering lamp may remain lit for a short
time, but is automatically switched off after no
page 106).
Y more than three minutes.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
General notes
With Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus, you can
automatically switch between low-beam, partial
high-beam and high-beam headlamps.
Partial high-beam is a form of illumination
whereby the high-beam is directed past other
road users. Other road users are kept out of the
high-beam. This prevents glare. When there is a
vehicle in front, for example, the high-beam
headlamps illuminate the areas to its right and
left. The vehicle in front is illuminated by the low-
beam headlamps.
The system automatically adapts the low-beam
headlamp range depending on the distance to
the other vehicle. Once the system no longer