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Lighting
Notes on adjusting the lights when driving abroad
Vehicles with halogen or static LED headlamps:
Changing the headlamps is not necessary. The
legal requirements will also be fulfilled in countries
with left- and right-hand traffic.
Information about lighting systems and your
responsibility
The vehicle's various lighting systems are only
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible for adjusting
the vehicle's lighting to the prevailing light, visibil-
ity, statutory conditions and traffic conditions.
Light switch
▌Operating the light switch
1 T Activates or deactivates parking
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lamps and license plate and instrument light-
ing.
2 Ã Activates or deactivates automatic
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driving lights/daytime running lamps (prefer-
red light switch position).
3 L Activates or deactivates low beam/
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high beam.
4
N Activates or deactivates the front fog
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light.
5
R Activates or deactivates the rear fog
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light.
6
Applies or releases the electric parking
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brake (
page 116).
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If you hear a warning tone when exiting the
vehicle, the lights may still be on.
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The turn signal light, the high beam and the
headlamp flasher are operated with the combi-
nation switch (
page 72).
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Leaving the parking lamps on for several hours
drains the battery.
If the battery is heavily discharged, the parking
lamps will switch off automatically to enable
the next vehicle start.
▌Automatic driving lights function
& WARNING Risk of accident when the low
beam is switched off in poor visibility
When the light switch is set to Ã, the low
beam may not be switched on automatically if
there is fog, snow or other causes of poor visi-
bility such as spray.
In such cases, turn the light switch to
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L.
The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Responsibility for vehicle lighting rests with you.
Turn the light switch from à to L immedi-
ately in the event of fog, snow or spray. Otherwise,
the driving lights will be temporarily interrupted.
To switch the automatic driving lights on:
Turn the light switch to the à position.
R
Switch the power supply on: the side lights will
automatically switch on or off depending on
the brightness of the ambient light.
The daytime running lights will be switched on
when the vehicle is started. The side lights and
the low beam will also switch on or off depend-
ing on the brightness of the ambient light.
When the low beam is switched on, the L
indicator lamp on the instrument cluster will
also switch on.
▌Activating/deactivating the fog lights
Requirements:
The light switch is in the L or à posi-
R
tion.
The vehicle has been switched on or started.
R
Light and vision
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