Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 105

Controls
Lights
Position Load
2 All seats occupied and lug-
gage compartment loaded up
to the maximum permissible
rear axle load
3 Driver's seat occupied and
luggage compartment loaded
up to the maximum permissi-
ble rear axle load
Turn thumbwheel 1 to the position which
X
corresponds to the load in your vehicle.
Headlamp cleaning system*
The headlamps are cleaned automatically if
the "Wipe with windscreen washer fluid" func-
tion is operated five times while the lights are
on and the engine is running. When you
switch off the ignition, the automatic head-
lamp cleaning system is reset and counting is
resumed from 0.
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Cornering light function* (vehicles
with bi-xenon headlamps*)
Specially designed headlamps light up the
area into which you are driving when turning
corners.
If you are driving at speeds below 40 km/h,
the cornering light function is activated either
by the turn signals or when the steering wheel
is turned. If you are driving at speeds above
40 km/h the cornering light function is deac-
tivated.
Activating
Start the engine.
X
Switch on the dipped-beam headlamps.
X
Switch off the foglamps.
X
Switch on the turn signal.
X
The cornering lamp on the same side as the
turn signal comes on, even if you turn the
steering wheel in the opposite direction
after indicating.
or
Turn the steering wheel in the desired
X
direction.
When in a forwards gear: the cornering
lamp on the inside of the bend comes on.
When in reverse gear: the cornering lamp
on the outside of the bend comes on.
Deactivating
Turn the steering wheel back to the straight
X
ahead position.
The turn signal goes off. The cornering lamp
may remain lit for a short time.
or
Switch off the turn signal.
X
The cornering lamp may remain lit for a
short time.
The cornering light will go out after a maxi-
mum of three minutes.
* optional