Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owner's Manual page 96

Not active: if you are driving at speeds above
100 km/h or you switch off the rear foglamp
Adjusting the headlamp range (halogen
headlamps)
Headlamp range control
Driver's seat and front-passenger seat
g
occupied
Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
1
rear seats occupied
Driver's seat, front-passenger seat and
2
rear seats occupied, boot laden
Driver's and front-passenger seats occu-
3
pied and maximum permissible rear axle
load utilised, e.g. when towing a trailer
The headlamp range control allows you to
adjust the cone of light from the headlamps
to suit the vehicle load.
Start the engine.
X
Turn the headlamp range control to the cor-
X
responding position.
Headlamp cleaning system*
The headlamps are cleaned automatically if
the "Wipe with washer fluid" function is oper-
ated while the lights are on and the engine is
running. The headlamps are cleaned again
every tenth time the windscreen is wiped with
washer fluid. When you switch off the ignition,
the automatic headlamp cleaning system is
reset and counting is resumed from 0.
* optional
Interior lighting
Overhead control panel (example: Coupé)
u To switch the rear interior lighting
:
on/off (Coupé only)
| To switch the automatic interior
;
lighting control on/off
p To switch the right-hand reading
=
lamp on/off
c To switch the front interior lighting
?
on/off
p To switch the left-hand reading lamp
A
on/off
Automatic interior lighting control
To switch on/off: press the | button.
X
The | button pops up or goes down.
The interior lighting switches on automati-
cally when you unlock the vehicle, open a
door or remove the key from the ignition lock.
The interior lighting switches off after a delay.
You can set the delayed switch-off using the
on-board computer (
Y
is left open, the interior lighting goes out after
approximately five minutes.
Emergency accident lighting
If the interior lighting is set to automatic, the
interior lighting is activated automatically if
the vehicle is involved in an accident.
Lights
page 120). If the door
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