Only the driver seat occu-
pied and loa
d compart-
ment fully laden.
Towing a trailer with max-
imum drawbar load.
Dynamic headlight range control
The headlight range cannot be adjusted
manually if the vehicle has dynamic head-
light range control. The headlight range is
automatically adapted to suit the vehicle
load level as soon as the headlights are
switched on → .
WARNING
Heavy objects in the vehicle can change
the ride height so tha
t the headlights daz-
zle and distract other road users. This
could cause accidents and serious or fatal
injuries.
·
Always adapt the light cone to the load
level of the vehicle to avoid dazzling
other road users.
WARNING
Failure or malfunction in the headlight
range c
ontrol can cause the headlights to
dazzle or distract other road users. This
could cause accidents and serious or fatal
injuries.
·
Have the headlight range control
checked by a suitably qualified work-
shop as soon as possible.
Switching over headlamps for
driving abr
oad (travel mode)
If you have to drive a right-hand drive vehi-
cle in a le-hand drive country, or vice ver-
sa, the low beam head lamps of vehicles
with dynamic cornering light may dazzle
oncoming trac. For this reason, the head-
lamp alignment of vehicles with this equip-
ment can be adjusted in the vehicle set-
tings in the Infotainment system (travel
mode) → page 34.
It is not necessary to adjust the headlamps
on vehicles without dynamic headlamp
range control Contact a suitably qualified
workshop for further information.
Travel mode may only be used for
a short period. P
lease contact a suita-
bly qualified workshop for a permanent al-
teration.
Acoustic warnings if lights are not
s
witched o
When the ignition has been switched o
and the driver door is opened, acoustic
warnings will sound under the following
conditions:
— If the parking light is switched on.
— If the parking lamps are switched on.
— If the rear fog lamp is switched on.
No acoustic warning will be given as a re-
minder that a light is still switched on when
leaving the vehicle when the orientation
lighting is switched on → page 115.
Interior lighting
Instrument and switch lighting
The brightness of the instrument and
switch lighting can be adjusted in the vehi-
cle settings in the Infotainment system, de-
pending on the vehicle equipment
→ page 34.
The brightness setting is automatically ad-
justed to the changing light conditions in
the vehicle.
In vehicles without an adjustment function,
the instrument and switch lighting comes
on permanently.
When automatic lighting control is
switched on, a sensor will switch the low
beam and the lighting in the instruments
and switches on and o a
utomatically de-
pending on the ambient brightness.
When the lights are switched o and
the ignition switched on, the instru-
ment and switch lighting (needles and
scales) is switched on. As the ambient light
becomes lower, the lighting of these scales
is automatically reduced and may be
switched o entirely. This function is inten-
ded to remind the driver to switch on the
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