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Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig. 44 In str ume nt pa ne l: light switch
Fig. 45 Inst rum e nt pane l: light switch with daytime
running lights (DRL)
The ligh t sw itch must not be overtu rned past
the st ops in
either d irect io n.
Switching on automatic headlight
control*
.,. Turn th e light swit ch to AUTO* ¢ fig. 44 .
Switching on the side ma rker lights
.,. Turn the light switch to 000:.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
.,. Turn the light switch to tD.
.,. Pus h the high beam lever forward towards
the instrument pane l
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Switching off the lights
.,. Turn the light swit ch to 0 .
The headlig ht s on ly wo rk whe n the igni t ion is
sw itche d on . While sta rtin g t he e ng ine or
when swit ching
off the ign it ion , th e head-
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light s will go off and only the side ma rker
lights will be on.
Daytime running lights (DRL) (USA
models)
The daytime running lights can be t ur ned on
o r
off using t his f un ction . If the function is ac-
tive, the dayt ime ru nning lights a re turned on
a utomat ically when the ig nition is switched
o n.
The daytime running lights are activate d
only
whe n the light switc h is at the AUTO* or DRL *
pos ition.
Daytime running lights (Canada models
only)
The daytime running lights are activated only
whe n the light switc h ¢ fig. 44 is eit her at the
0 or the coo: pos ition.
The daytime running lights funct io n can not be
turned
off .
Automatic headlight control*
In t he swi tch pos iti on AUTO t he automatic
headlight control
is t ur ned on. The low
beams are tu rne d on aut omatically through a
light se nsor as soo n as amb ient brightness
(e.g. when dr iving into a t unnel) fa lls below a
val ue preset at t he factory. Whe n ambient
brig htness increases aga in, the low beams are
turned
off aga in a utomat ica lly c:> & .
In t he AUTO position the low beams are
switc hed
off automatically when the ignition
is tur ned
off.
Light Sensor Malfunction*
In the event of a light se nsor malfunction, the
drive r is notifie d in the instrument cluste r dis -
play:
ral Automatic headlights/automatic wipers
defective
For sa fety reaso ns t he low beam s are tur ne d
on pe rma nen t ly with the switch in
AUTO*.
However, you can conti nu e t o turn the lights
o n a nd
off using the light switch. Have t he ..,.