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Coming
home
s
itu
ation
In darkness,
the activated system will turn on
the
headlights, side
marker lights, rear side marker lights,
toil
lights, and rear license
plate light as soon as the driver's door is opened from inside.
As
long
as one of the doors or the rear lid remains open, the set of
external lights will keep burning for about four minutes maximum.
To provide light for departure, the set of vehicle lights will keep
burning for about another 30 seconds after all doors and the rear lid
have been closed
.
The time until the lights are switched off can be adjusted~
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Leaving
home
situation
As soon as the vehicle
is
unlocked by pressing the
en
button on your
remote
control,
the
set of external lights is switched on.
The external
lights
are switched off as soon as the driver's door is
opened from outside
.
Even if you had the system readjusted to keep
the lights
burning
for an extended time
for
coming home, the
external lights will be turned off if you do not open the driver's door
within 60 seconds after unlocking
.
See chapter "Opening and
Closing" in your Owner's Manual.
If
the
lights
are switched off
before you reach the driver's door, press the@ button once more to
turn them on again
.
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Tips
•
Do not attach any stickers to the windshield in front of the two
light sensors, as this would interfere with both the automatic oper
-
ation of the head lights and the automatic dimming of the inside
mirror(sl.
•
If
the vehicle is remotely unlocked and locked three times in
succession, leaving home will not turn on the lights a fourth time to
safeguard the battery and lights.
•
If
you wish to use the coming home/leaving home function regu
-
larly, you can
leave
it activated at all times without risking perma-
Cont
rols and equip-
ment
Clear vision
nent strain on the electrical system. As the system is controlled by
light sensors, it wi ll only be energized in darkness.
•
Frequent
use of the coming home/leaving home function for
approaching and departing a vehicle parked in the dark will strain
the battery
.
This
applies particularly if only short distances are
driven between stops. Occasionally drive
longer
distances
to make
sure the battery is recharged sufficiently
.
•
If the
fog
lights
have been switched
on
by the coming
home/leaving home function, they will always be switched off when
you switch on
the
ignition
.
•
Instrument
panel
illumination
The
illumination
of the instruments, displays and the
center
console
can be adjusted.
Fig.
48
Instrument
panel
illumination
You regulate the brightness of the
instruments
with the left
thumbwheel
<,;"o/
=>
fig.
48.
Ign
it
ion
ON,
light
switch
at
@.
With
the
ignition switched ON,
the
glow of instrument needles can
be adjusted to appear brighter or dimmer.
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