Mercedes-Benz 2008 S-Class, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Lighting
For information on filling up the washer
reservoir, see “Windshield washer system
and headlamp cleaning system”
(
컄
page 548).
Corner-illuminating lamps
The corner-illuminating lamps improve illu-
mination of the area in the direction into
which you are turning.
The corner-illuminating lamps will operate
with the engine running and with:
앫
the exterior lamp switch in
position
B
or
*
(
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page 371)
or
앫
the daytime running lamp mode acti-
vated (
컄
page 373).
Switching on corner-illuminating lamps
왘
Switch on the left or right turn signal
(
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page 371), depending on whether
you are turning left or right.
or
왘
Turn steering wheel in desired direc-
tion.
The corner-illuminating lamp on the
side of your steering direction comes
on.
When you switch off the ignition or press
button
1
, the automatic function is reset and
will start counting the next time from the begin-
ning.
i
With the automatic headlamp mode activat-
ed: The corner-illuminating lamps will only come
on in low ambient lighting conditions.
i
If you are driving faster than 43 mph
(70 km/h), the corner-illuminating function is
not available.
i
If you have switched on the turn signal for
one side but turn the steering wheel in the other
direction, the corner-illuminating lamp lights up
on the side of the turn signal.
i
The corner-illuminating lamps temporarily
come on on both sides of the vehicle if you turn
the steering wheel in one direction and then in
the other direction shortly thereafter.
i
The corner-illuminating lamps will come on
automatically depending on the steering angle,
even if you did not switch on either turn signal. If
the corner-illuminating lamps came on automat-
ically, they will also go out automatically depend-
ing on the steering angle.
i
When you shift the automatic transmission
in reverse gear R , the corner-illuminating lamp
opposite to your steering direction comes on.
The turn signal has no influence on the corner-il-
luminating lamp on the outside of the curve.
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