Lights - Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2008 Owner's Manual

Lights

Light switch
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, daytime use of headlamps varies due to
legal requirements and self-imposed obliga-
tions. In these countries, dipped-beam head-
lamps are switched on when the ignition is
switched on.
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If you drive in countries in which traffic
drives on the opposite side of the road to
the country where the vehicle is registered,
oncoming traffic may be dazzled by the
asymmetrical dipped-beam headlamps.
Have the headlamps changed to symmet-
rical dipped beam when driving in these
countries. You can obtain information
about this from any Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Left-hand parking lamp
$ a
Right-hand parking lamp
% g
Lights off/constant headlamp mode
& M
Automatic headlamp mode/con-
( U
stant headlamp mode
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
) C
ment lighting
Dipped-beam headlamps or main-
* B
beam headlamps
Front foglamp
, ¥
Rear foglamp
. †
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The exterior lighting only switches off
automatically if the automatic headlamp
feature or constant headlamp mode is acti-
vated. The exterior lighting switches off
automatically, when the key is removed
from the ignition lock.
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Switch off the side lamps, parking lamps
or dipped-beam headlamps when you leave
the vehicle. This prevents the battery from
discharging.
Dipped-beam headlamp
Make sure that the key is in position 2 of
X
the ignition lock or that the engine is run-
ning.
To switch on: turn the light switch to
X
B.
The dipped-beam headlamps, parking
lamps and licence plate lamps are switched
on. The parking lamp indicator lamp next to
the light switch lights up.
Constant headlamp mode
In countries in which constant headlamp
mode is not a legal requirement, you can
make this setting via the on-board computer.
Controls
Lights
Z
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