Switching parking lights on and
o
Fig. 88 On the le-hand side of the steering
c
olumn: Turn signal and main beam lever
A
Right-hand parking light is switched on.
B
Le-hand parking light is switched on.
Switching on parking light on one side
of the vehicl
e
When the parking lights are switched on,
the headlight with side light and parts of
the tail light cluster on the corresponding
side of the vehicle light up. The activation
duration of the one-sided parking light is
generally twice that of the continuous
parking light on both sides:
1. Switch o the ignition.
2. Move the turn signal and main beam
lever from the centre position to the re-
quired position → Fig. 88.
Continuous parking light on both sides
of the vehicle
Both headlights with side lights and parts
of the rear light cluster light up if the con-
tinuous parking light on both sides of the
vehicle is switched on.
1. Switch on the side lights
.
2.
Switch o the ignition.
3. Lock the vehicle from outside.
Automatic switch-o of side lights and
parking lights
The vehicle will detect a weak 12-volt vehi-
cle battery and switch o the side lights or
parking light so that the engine can still be
started – but aer 2 hours at the earliest.
If the battery capacity is not sucient for
the side lights or parking light to remain
switched on for 2 hours, the 12
-volt vehicle
battery can be discharged to such an ex-
tent that it is no longer possible to start the
engine →
.
WARNING
Accidents and serious or even fatal inju-
ries c
an occur if the vehicle is parked
without sucient illumination, as other
road users might have diculty seeing the
vehicle, or may not see it at all.
·
Always park the vehicle safely and with
sucient lighting.
·
Observe any applicable country-specif-
ic legal requirements.
·
Switch on the parking light on the right
or le side if possible if illumination of
the vehicle for several hours is necessa-
ry.
Coming Home and Leaving Home
func
tion (orientation lighting)
The Coming Home and Leaving Home
function lights up the area immediately
surrounding the vehicle when you get in or
out of the vehicle in darkness.
The Coming Home and Leaving Home
function is controlled automatically by
a light sensor.
The switch-o delay can be set and the
function activated or deactivated in the ve-
hicle settings in the Infotainment system
→ page 34.
Activating the Coming Home function
1. Switch o the ignition.
The Coming Home lights are switched
on when automatic lighting control
is switched on and the light sensor de-
tec
ts darkness.
The switch-o delay starts when the
last vehicle door or the boot lid is
closed.
Parking lamps
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