Automatic Headlamp Mode - Mercedes-Benz G-Class Operator's Manual

Exterior lighting
100
Daytime running lamps in the USA
Left-hand standing lamps
1W
Right-hand standing lamps
2X
Parking lamps, side marker lamps,
3T
license plate and instrument cluster
lighting
Automatic headlamp mode/daytime
4Ã
running lamps
Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
5L
In the USA, the daytime running lamps are
deactivated upon delivery from the factory.
To activate the daytime running
X
lamps: activate the daytime running lamps
function in the on-board computer
( page 215).
Y
Turn the light switch to Ã.
X
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 T or L, the manual settings
take precedence over the daytime running
lamps.

Automatic headlamp mode

G WARNING
If the light switch is set to à and it is foggy,
snowing or there is poor visibility, the low-
beam headlamps will not come on
automatically. This could endanger you and
others. In such situations turn the light switch
to L.
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, side marker lamps,
3T
license plate and instrument cluster
lighting
Automatic headlamp mode/daytime
4Ã
running lamps
Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
5L
To switch on automatic headlamp
X
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
headlamps are switched on or off
automatically depending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
When the low-beam headlamps are
switched on, the L indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.