Mercedes-Benz 280 C, Owner'S Manual

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a
Left-hand parking lamp
%
g
Right-hand parking lamp
&
M
Lights off/daytime driving
lights*
(
*
Automatic headlamp mode/day-
time driving lights*
)
C
Side lamps, licence plate and in-
strument lighting
*
B
Dipped-beam headlamps or
main-beam headlamps
,
¥
Front foglamps
.
†
Rear foglamp
i
A warning tone sounds when you remove
the key from the ignition lock and open the
driver's door while the side lamps or dipped-
beam headlamps are switched on.
The
Switch off lights
message appears in
the multi-function display.
Dipped-beam headlamps
E
To switch on: turn the light switch to
B
.
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the green parking lamp in-
dicator lamp next to the light switch al-
so lights up.
i
On some country-specific vehicle models,
the dipped-beam headlamps come on as soon
as the ignition is switched on.
Daytime driving lights*
On vehicles with a luxury multi-function
steering wheel*, you can set daytime driv-
ing lights using the on-board computer
(
e
page 138). This is not possible in coun-
tries where daytime driving lights are le-
gally required.
E
To switch on: turn the light switch to
M
or
*
.
The dipped-beam headlamps, side
lamps and licence plate lighting are
switched on when the engine is run-
ning.
Automatic headlamp mode
The side lamps, dipped-beam headlamps
and licence plate lighting are switched on
automatically, depending on the bright-
ness of the ambient light.
G
Risk of accident
If the light switch is set to
*
the head-
lamps may temporarily switch off due to ex-
posure to light, or the lights may not come
on automatically if it is foggy. When it is
dark or foggy, you should therefore turn the
light switch to
B
. Otherwise, you could
endanger yourself and others.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle
lighting at all times.
G
Risk of accident
When it is dark or foggy, turn the light
switch quickly from
*
to
B
. You
could otherwise cause an accident if the
headlamps were to switch off temporarily.
Controls
Lights
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