Mercedes-Benz GLA 180 Owner's Manual page 121

Exterior lighting
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Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and rear
2
seats occupied, luggage compartment
laden
Driver's and front-passenger seat occupied
3
and maximum permissible rear axle load uti-
lised, e.g. when towing a trailer
The headlamp range control allows you to adjust
the cone of light from the headlamps to suit the
vehicle load.
Start the engine.
X
Turn the headlamp range controller to the
X
position that corresponds to the load in your
vehicle.
Combination switch
To indicate briefly: press the combination
X
switch briefly to the pressure point in the
direction of arrow ; or ?.
The corresponding turn signal flashes three
times.
To indicate: press the combination switch
X
beyond the pressure point in the direction of
arrow ; or ?.
To switch on the main-beam headlamps:
X
turn the light switch to L or Ã.
Press the combination switch beyond the
X
pressure point in the direction of arrow :.
The main-beam headlamps only switch on in
the à position if the dipped-beam head-
lamps are on.
The blue K indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up when the main-beam
headlamps are switched on.
To switch off the main-beam headlamps:
X
move the combination switch back to its nor-
mal position.
The blue K indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out.
Vehicles with Adaptive Highbeam Assist:
when Adaptive Highbeam Assist is active, it
controls activation and deactivation of the
main-beam headlamps (
To switch on the headlamp flasher: pull the
X
combination switch in the direction of
arrow =.
Hazard warning lamps
To switch on the hazard warning lamps:
X
press button :.
All turn signals flash. If you now switch on a
turn signal using the combination switch, only
the turn signal lamp on the corresponding
side of the vehicle will flash.
To switch off the hazard warning lamps:
X
press button :.
The hazard warning lamps switch on automati-
cally if:
an airbag is deployed or
R
the vehicle decelerates rapidly from a speed
R
of above 70 km/h and comes to a standstill
The hazard warning lamps switch off automati-
cally if the vehicle reaches a speed of above
10 km/h again after a full brake application.
The hazard warning lamps continue to operate
even if the ignition is switched off.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
General notes
You can use this function to set the headlamps
to switch automatically between dipped beam
and main beam. The system detects vehicles
with their lights on, either approaching from the
opposite direction or travelling in front of your
vehicle, and consequently switches the head-
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