Lights - Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owner's Manual

tries, operation of the headlamps varies due
to legal requirements and self-imposed obli-
gations. In these countries, the daytime driv-
ing lights are automatically switched on when
the engine is started.
The exterior lighting (except the side lamp/
parking lamp) switches off automatically if
you:
remove the key from the ignition lock
R
open the driver's door when the ignition is
R
switched off (key in position 0 in the igni-
tion lock)
! Switch off the side lamps and parking
lamp when you leave the vehicle. This pre-
vents the battery from discharging.
Information about driving abroad
Converting to symmetrical dipped beam
when driving abroad: switch the headlamps
to symmetrical dipped beam in countries in
which traffic drives on the opposite side of the
Operation
Light switch
1
W Left-hand parking lamp
2
X Right-hand parking lamp
3
$ Lights off/daytime driving

lights

18 You must switch on the dipped-beam headlamps before you can switch on the main-beam headlamps.
* optional
road to the country where the vehicle is reg-
istered. This prevents oncoming traffic from
being dazzled.
Have the headlamps converted at a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre, as close to the border as pos-
sible before driving in these countries. Sym-
metrical lights do not illuminate as large an
area of the edge of the carriageway.
Converting to asymmetrical dipped beam
after returning: have the headlamps conver-
ted back to asymmetrical dipped beam at a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre, as soon as
possible after crossing the border when
returning.
Vehicles with Intelligent Light System*: if
the headlamps are converted to symmetrical
dipped beam, not all light functions are avail-
able. "Motorway mode" and the "extended
range foglamps" are deactivated
( page 119).
Y
Operation
4
c Automatic headlamp mode/
daytime driving lights
5
T Side lamps, licence plate and
instrument lighting
6
L Dipped-beam headlamps/
main-beam headlamps
Lights
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18
Z