Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 106

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Position Load
-1 Front and rear seats occupied
or
Front and rear seats occu-
pied, luggage compartment
laden
0 Front seats occupied
1 Driver's seat occupied, lug-
gage compartment laden
Turn thumbwheel for headlamp range
X
the position which corresponds to the load
in your vehicle.
* optional
Version: 2.9.4
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.
Intelligent Light System* (vehicles
with bi-xenon headlamps*)
The Intelligent Light System adapts the light-
1 to
ing of the front headlamps to the prevailing
driving conditions so that the road is illumi-
nated better.
i
The Intelligent Light System is only active
when it is dark.
The Intelligent Light System comprises:
Active light function
R
Cornering light function
R
Motorway mode
R
Extended range foglamps
R
Active light function
For the active light function, the dipped-beam
headlamps swivel horizontally. The swivel
angle changes according to the respective
driving situation. The active light function is
not active when the vehicle is stationary.
Cornering light function
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.
Switching on
Make sure that the engine is running.
X
Switch on the dipped-beam headlamps.
X
Switch off the fog lights.
X
Switch on the turn signal.
X
The cornering light on the same side as the
turn signal comes on, even if you turn the
steering wheel in the opposite direction
after indicating.
Controls
Lights
Z
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