Exterior lighting
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Light switch
Operation
Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variations are pos-
sible. Note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the functions descri-
bed. This is also the case for systems and
functions relevant to safety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 24).
1 W
Left-hand parking lamps
Exterior lighting
General notes
2 X
3 T
Right-hand parking lamps
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
ment cluster lighting
Automatic headlamp mode, control-
led by the light sensor
Dipped-beam/main-beam head-
lamps
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, operation of the headlamps varies due
to legal requirements and self-imposed obli-
gations.
4 Ã
5L
B R
Rear foglamp
If you hear a warning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
Driving abroad
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Turn the light switch to the à position.
Symmetrical dipped-beam headlamps
The exterior lighting (except the side lamps/
parking lamps) switches off automatically if
you:
It is not necessary to switch your headlamps
to symmetrical dipped beam when driving in
countries where vehicles are driven on the
opposite side of the road to the country in
which the vehicle is registered. Legal require-
ments are fulfilled without switching the
headlamps to symmetrical dipped beam.
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remove the key from the ignition lock
R
open the driver's door with the key in posi-
tion 0 in the ignition lock.
Automatic headlamp mode
à is the preferred light switch setting. The
light setting is automatically selected accord-
ing to the brightness of the ambient light
(exception: poor visibility due to weather con-
ditions such as fog, snow or spray):
Setting the exterior lighting
Setting options
Exterior lighting can be set using the:
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key in position 1 in the ignition lock: the
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light switch
side lamps are switched on or off automat-
ically depending on the brightness of the
ambient light
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combination switch (Y page 122)
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headlamp range adjustment (only vehicles
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with the engine running: if you have
with halogen headlamps) (Y page 122)
switched on the daytime driving lights func-
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on-board computer (Y page 251)
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