Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Lighting
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Corner-illuminating front fog lamps
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps
improve illumination of the area in the direc-
tion into which you are turning.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps will
only operate
R
in low ambient lighting conditions
R
at driving speeds below 25 mph
(40 km/h)
R
with the front fog lamps switched off
Switching on
X
Make sure the engine is running.
X
Turn the exterior lamp switch to position
B
or
U
(
Y
page 94).
or
X
Activate the daytime running lamp mode
(
Y
page 96).
X
Switch on the left or right turn signal,
depending on whether you are turning left
or right.
The respective front fog lamp comes on. If
you have switched on the turn signal for
one side but turn the steering wheel in the
other direction, the corner-illuminating
front fog lamp comes on on the side of the
turn signal.
or
X Turn steering wheel in desired direction.
Driving forward: The front fog lamp on the
side of your steering direction comes on.
Driving in reverse: The front fog lamp oppo-
site to your steering direction comes on.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps will
come on automatically depending on the
steering angle, even if you did not switch on
either turn signal. If the corner-illuminating
front fog lamps came on automatically, they
will also go out automatically depending on
the steering angle and vehicle speed.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps tem-
porarily come on on both sides of the vehicle
if you turn the steering wheel in one direction
and then again in the other direction shortly
thereafter.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamp
remains lit for a maximum of 3 minutes. After-
ward, it goes out even if the turn signal is still
switched on.
Switching off
X
Switch off the left or right turn signal.
or
X
Steer straight ahead.
The front fog lamp goes out.
i There may be a brief delay before the cor-
ner-illuminating front fog lamps go out.
Controls in detail
Z