X
Turn the key to the drive position in the igni-
tion lock.
X
To switch on: press the upper section of
button :.
Indicator lamp ; in the button lights up.
X
To switch off: press the lower section of
button :.
Indicator lamp ; in the button goes out.
Lighting system
Light switch
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The rear lamps are concealed when the tail-
gate is opened. This could mean that other
road users may not realize until too late that
the vehicle is an obstruction. There is arisk
of an accident.
Therefore you should make sure that the
vehicle is safeguarded at the rear in accord-
ance with national legal requirements, e.g.
with awarning triangle.
Overview
Light switch
1 c
Automatic headlamp mode
2 $
Lights off
3T
Side/rear lamps, license plate light-
ing, identification lights and perime-
ter/side marker lamps
4L
Low-beam headlamps or high-beam
headlamps
The light switch can be used to switch the
vehicle lighting on or off. The high-beam head-
lamps and the headlamp flasher are operated
using the combination switch (Y page 50).
Awarning tonesounds if the driver's door is
opened while:
R
the low-beam headlamps are switched on
and the ignition lock is in radio position
R
the parking lamps or low-beam headlamps
are switched on and the ignition lock is in
position g
Low-beam headlamps
X
Turn the light switch to L.
The low-beam headlamps and parking lamps
are switched on. The T indicator lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up.
The low-beam headlamp beams are asymmet-
rical. For this reason, in countries where vehi-
cles drive on the opposite side of the road to
the country where the vehicle is registered,
there is adanger of oncoming traffic being
dazzled.
Automatic headlampmode
G
WARNING
If the light switch is set to c and it is
foggy, snowing or there is poor visibility, the
low-beam headlamps will not come on auto-
matically. There is arisk of an accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
L.
Automatic headlamp mode is only an aid. The
driver is responsible for the vehicle lighting at
all times.
When it is dark or foggy, turn the light switch
from c to L in good time. The head-
lamps may otherwise be switched off tempora-
rily.
X
Switch the ignition lock to the drive posi-
tion.
X
Turn the light switch to c.
The low-beam headlamps and parking lamps
are switched on or off automatically depend-
ing on light conditions. When the low-beam
headlamps are switched on, the T indi-
cator lamp in the instrument cluster lights
up.
Lighting system
49
Driver's workstation
Z
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