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Cl
e
ar vision
•
Do no
t
attach sti ckers to
t
he windshie ld in front of the sensors as
t
his can disable the automatic head
-
and tail ligh
t
contr
o
l an
d
the
automatic glare-dimming
of the rearview mirror(s)
.
•
Always observe the specific loca
l
regulations fo
r
your area when
to use your lights
.
•
In
t
he even
t
of a light sensor ma lfunction, the driver
info
rmat ion
display will show th
e
symbol
.
If a light sensor malfunction
is indi
-
cated
,
you m ust use the light switch t
o
turn the low
be
ams on and
of
f
.
•
Daytime
running
lights
(DRL) (USA models
)
The daytime running lights are turne
d
on
automati
cally
when the ignition is s witched
on.
A ctivating
functions
Fig.
44
Switch
for
daytime
running lights
-
Move the rig ht thumbwhee
l
®
" DRL"
~
fig.
44
to posi
-
t
ion
(D.
Deactivating
functions
-
Move the
rig ht
t
hu
m
bw heel "DR L" to posi
t
ion
@.
The daytime running ligh
t
s can be turned on or off using this func-
t
ion.
If
the function is
act
ive, the
d
aytime r unning ligh
t
s are turned
on automatically
when the ignition is swi
t
ched on.
The dayt
i
me running lights are activated
only
when the light switch
=>
fig. 44
@
is
at
the
O
or
AUTO*
position
.
&
WARNING
Never use daytime running light
s
to see where you
are
going
.
They
are not bright enough and will not let you see far enough ahead for
safety
,
espe cially at dusk or when it
is
dark. Be aware of changes
in outside light conditions when you are driving and respond by
switching on your low beams
@,D.
0
Note
Alw
ays
be aware of change
s
in outside light condition
s
while you
are driving
.
Respond in t ime to fad ing daylight by turning the light
switch to po sition
~D
(or "AUTO" if your car is equ ipped with
t
his
feature)
to turn on your headlights.
•
Daytime
running
lights
(Canada
models
only)
When
you
turn on the ignitio
n
the daytime running lights
will come on automatically.
The daytime running lights are activated
only
when the light switch
@
=>
fig. 44 is either
at
the
O
or the
:o
o
:
position
.
When the ignition
is switch ed on, there is a difference betw een vehicles with bi -xenon
lights and haloge
n
lamps:
•
On vehicles with bi-xenon lights only the daytime running lamps
in
t
he head lights will come on
.
•
On vehicles with halogen lights the front fog lights, side marker
ligh
t
s and tai
l
lights come on
auto
matically
~
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