Automatic Headlamp Mode - Mercedes-Benz SL Operator's Manual

Exterior lighting
110
lamps/low-beam headlamps go out after
three minutes.
When the engine is running, the vehicle is
stationary and in high ambient light
brightness: if you turn the light switch
to T, the daytime running lamps and the
parking lamps are switched on.
If the engine is running and you turn the light
switch to L, the manual settings take
precedence over the daytime running lamps.
Daytime running lamps in the USA
Left-hand standing lamps
1W
Right-hand standing lamps
2X
Parking lamps, license plate and
3T
instrument cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode/daytime
4Ã
running lamps
Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
5L
Fog lamps (vehicles with front fog
BR
lamps)
In the USA, the daytime running lamps are
deactivated upon delivery from the factory.
X
To activate: activate the daytime running
lamps function in the on-board computer
( Y page 216).
X
Turn the light switch to Ã.
With the engine running: depending on the
ambient light, the daytime running lamps or
the low-beam headlamps are switched on.
When the low-beam headlamps are
switched on, the L indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
If the engine is running and you turn the light
switch to L, the manual settings take
precedence over the daytime running lamps.

Automatic headlamp mode

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WARNING
If the light switch is set to Ã, the low-beam
headlamps will not come on automatically if
it is foggy. This could endanger you and
others. Therefore, turn the light switch to
L in fog.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle's
lighting at all times.
Left-hand standing lamps
1W
Right-hand standing lamps
2X
Parking lamps, license plate and
3T
instrument cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode/daytime
4Ã
running lamps
Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
5L
Fog lamps (vehicles with front fog
BR
lamps)
X
To switch on automatic headlamp
mode: turn the light switch to Ã.
SmartKey in position 1 in the ignition lock:
the parking lamps are switched on or off
automatically depending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
With the engine running: if you have
activated the daytime running lamps
function in the on-board computer, the
daytime running lamps or the low-beam