Exterior lighting
Notesonchanging thelightswhen driving
abroad
Vehicles with halogen or static LED head‐
lamps: Changing theheadlamps is notneces‐
sary. The legal requirements will also be fulfilled
in countries withleftand right-handtraffic.
Informationabout lighting systems and your
responsibility
The vehicle's various lighting systems areonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible foradjust‐
ing thevehicle's lighting to theprevailinglight,
visibility, statutoryconditionsand trafficcondi‐
tions.
Light switch
Operating the light switch
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1 T Activates or deactivatesparking
lights and license plateand instrument light‐
ing.
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2 Ã Activates or deactivatesautomatic
driving lights/daytime running lights (prefer‐
redlight switchposition).
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3 L Activates or deactivateslow beam/
high beam.
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4 Activates or deactivatesfog light.
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5 R Activates or deactivatesrear fog
light.
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6 Applies or releases theelectric parking
brake(/ page140)
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If youhear awarning tone when exitingthe
vehicle, thelight maystillbeon.
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The turnsignal light,the high beam and the
high-beam flasher areoperated withthe com‐
bination switch(/page82).
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Leaving thestandinglightsonfor several
hoursdrains thebattery.
If thebatterycharge is very low, thestanding
lightswill switch offautomatically to enable
thenextvehicle start.
Automatic drivinglights function
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WARNING Risk of accident whenthe low
beam is switched offinpoor visibility
When thelight switchisset to Ã,the low
beam maynot be switched on automaticallyif
thereisfog, snoworother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suchasspray.
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In suchcases, turnthe light switchto
L.
The automatic driving lights areonlyanaid.
Responsibility forvehicle lighting restswithyou.
Turn thelight switchfrom à to L immedi‐
atelyinthe event of fog, snoworspray.Other‐
wise, thedriving light is temporarilyinterrupted.
To switchthe automatic driving lights on:
R
Turn thelight switchtothe à position.
Switchthe powersupply on: theparking
lamps will automaticallyswitchonoroff
depending on thebrightness of theambient
light.
The daytime running lampsare switched on
when theengine is running.The parking
lamps and thelow beam also switchonoroff
depending on thebrightness of theambient
light.
When thelow beam is switched on, the L
indicator lamponthe instrument clusterwill
also switchon.
Switching foglight and rear foglight on or off
Requirements:
R
The light switchisinthe L or à posi‐
tion.
R
The powersupply or theengine has been
switched on.
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To switchthe foglight on or off: press but‐
ton 7.
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To switchthe rear foglight on or off: press
button 6.
Light and vision
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