Mercedes-Benz 2007 SLK 280, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Lighting
Daytime running lamp mode
왘
Turn the exterior lamp switch to
position
M
or
U
.
When the engine is running, the low
beam headlamps are switched on.
In low ambient light conditions, the
following lamps will switch on
additionally:
앫
Tail and parking lamps
앫
License plate lamps
앫
Side marker lamps
For nighttime driving you should turn the
exterior lamp switch to position
B
to
permit activation of the high beam head-
lamps.
Canada only:
The daytime running lamp mode is
mandatory and therefore in a constant
mode.
Vehicles with automatic transmission*:
When the engine is running, and you shift
from a driving position to position
N or P ,
the low beam headlamps will switch off
with a three-minute delay.
When the engine is running, and you
앫
turn the exterior lamp switch to
position
C
, the parking lamps and
the side marker lamps switch on
additionally.
앫
turn the exterior lamp switch to
position
B
, the manual headlamp
mode has priority over the daytime
running lamp mode.
The corresponding exterior lamps
switch on (
컄
page 109).
USA only:
By default, the daytime running lamp mode
is deactivated. Activate the daytime
running lamp mode using the control sys-
tem, see “Setting daytime running lamp
mode” (
컄
page 143).
i
With the daytime running lamp mode activat-
ed and the engine running, the low beam head-
lamps cannot be switched off manually.
i
With the exterior lamp switch in
position
M
or
U
you cannot switch on the
high beam headlamps.
The high beam flasher is available at all times.
For nighttime driving you should turn the exterior
lamp switch to position
B
to permit activation
of the high beam headlamps.