Lights - Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual

Lights

Light switch
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, daytime operation of headlamps varies
due to legal requirements and self-imposed
obligations. In these countries, the dipped-
beam headlamps are automatically switched
on when the engine is started.
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If you drive in countries in which traffic
drives on the opposite side of the road to
the country where the vehicle is registered,
oncoming traffic may be dazzled by the
asymmetrical dipped-beam headlamps.
Have the headlamps changed to symmet-
rical dipped beam when driving in these
countries. You can obtain information
about this from any Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
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
Foglamps
, ¥
Rear foglamp
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The exterior lighting automatically
switches off when you remove the key from
the ignition lock or open the door while the
ignition is switched off (ignition key in posi-
tion 0).
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Switch off the side lamps or parking lamp
when you leave the vehicle. This prevents
the battery from discharging.
Dipped-beam headlamps
Make sure that the key is in position 2 of
X
the ignition lock or that the engine is run-
ning.
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 setting using the on-board com-
puter.
You can activate or deactivate "constant
headlamp mode" using the on-board com-
puter ( page 116).
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Controls
Lights
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