Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 94

by the turn signal or when the steering wheel
is turned. At speeds between 40 km/h and
70 km/h, only a steering wheel movement
activates the cornering light function. If you
are driving at speeds above 70 km/h the cor-
nering light function is deactivated.
Activating
Make sure that the engine is running.
X
Switch on the dipped-beam headlamps.
X
Switch off the foglamp.
X
Switch on the turn signal.
X
The cornering light on the same side as the
indicator lamp 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 light on
the outside of the bend comes on.
Deactivating
Turn the steering wheel back to the straight
X
ahead position.
The indicator lamp goes out. The cornering
lamp may remain lit for a short time.
or
Switch off the indicator lamp.
X
The cornering lamp may remain lit for a
short time.
The cornering light will go out after a maxi-
mum of three minutes.
Motorway mode
Motorway mode optimises the illumination of
the road by:
controlling the brightness
R
adapting the headlamp range
R
Motorway mode is activated if you are driving
faster than 110 km/h and do not make any
large steering movements for 1,000 m.
Extended range foglamps
The extended range foglamps reduce the
glare experienced by the driver and improve
the illumination of the edge of the carriage-
way.
To switch on: switch on the rear foglamp.
X
The front foglamps and rear foglamp are
switched on. The extended range foglamps
are activated if you are driving slower than
70 km/h.
To switch off: switch off the rear foglamp.
X
i
The extended range foglamps switch off
automatically when you drive faster than
100 km/h.
Interior lighting
Overhead control panel
X To switch the left-hand reading lamp
1
on/off
X To switch the right-hand reading
2
lamp on/off
Controls
Lights
Z
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