Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 101

Controls
Lights
Left-hand parking lamp
$ a
% g Right-hand parking lamp
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
Fog lamps
, ¥
Rear fog lamp
. †
i
The exterior lighting (except for side
lamps and parking lamps) automatically
switches off when you remove the key from
the ignition lock or open the driver's door
while the ignition is switched off (ignition
key in position 0).
98
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Switch off the side lamps and parking
lamp when you leave the vehicle. This pre-
vents the battery from discharging.
Dipped-beam headlamps
Turn the ignition key to position 2 in the
X
ignition lock or start the engine.
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 a setting using the on-board com-
puter.
You can activate or deactivate "constant
headlamp mode" using the on-board com-
puter ( page 132).
Y
To switch on: turn the light switch to
X
M or U.
The dipped-beam headlamps, side lamps
and licence plate lamp are switched on
when the engine is running.
i
When you turn the light switch to any
position other than M or U, the cor-
responding light goes on.
Automatic headlamp mode
The side lamps, dipped-beam headlamps and
licence plate lamp are switched on or off
automatically, depending on the brightness of
the ambient light.
G Risk of accident
If the light switch is set to the U posi-
tion, the light will not come on automati-
cally in foggy conditions. This could endan-
ger you and others. Therefore, turn the light
switch to B in the dark or in fog.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehi-
cle's lighting at all times.
G Risk of accident
When it is dark or foggy, turn the light
switch from U to B in good time.
Otherwise, the headlamps could switch off
temporarily and you could cause an acci-
dent.