Lights - Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual

tracted from the road and traffic conditions
and you could lose control of the vehicle as
a result of the seat moving. This could
cause an accident.
G Risk of accident
Only adjust the steering wheel when the
vehicle is stationary and do not pull away
until the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism is locked in position. You might oth-
erwise drive without the steering wheel
adjustment mechanism being locked in
position. As a result you could be distracted
from road and traffic conditions by an unex-
pected movement of the steering wheel
and thereby cause an accident.
The steerability of the vehicle is however
not affected.
Check whether seat 3 and the head
X
restraint are adjusted properly
( page 77).
Y
Make sure that:
you are as far away from the driver's front
R
airbag as possible
you are sitting in a normal upright posi-
R
tion
you can fasten the seat belt properly
R
you have moved the backrest to an
R
almost vertical position
you have set the seat angle so that your
R
thighs are gently supported
you can depress the pedals properly
R
you have adjusted the head restraint so
R
that the back of your head is supported
at eye level by the central area of the
head restraint
Check whether steering wheel
X
ted properly ( page 88).
Y
Make sure that:
you can hold the steering wheel with your
R
arms slightly bent
you can move your legs freely
R
you can see all the displays in the instru-
R
ment cluster clearly
Check whether you have fastened seat belt
X
2 properly ( page 94).
Y
It should:
fit snugly across your body
R
be routed across the middle of your
R
shoulder
routed in your pelvic area across the hip
R
joints

Lights

Light switch
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, daytime operation of headlamps varies
due to legal and voluntary requirements. In
these countries, the dipped-beam headlamps
are automatically switched on when the
engine is started.
1 is adjus-
i
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.
Controls
Lights
Z
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