Exterior lighting
General notes
For reasons of safety, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched on
even during the daytime. Therefore, your vehicle
is equipped with special daytime driving lamps.
In some countries, operation of the headlamps
varies due to legal requirements and self-
imposed obligations.
Driving abroad
General notes
If your journey takes you to countries where
vehicles are driven on the opposite side of the
road to the country in which the vehicle is reg-
istered, your headlamps must be switched to
symmetrical dipped beam as soon as possible
after crossing the border (exception: vehicles
with static LED headlamps). This prevents
oncoming traffic from being dazzled. Symmetri-
cal lights do not illuminate as large an area of the
edge of the carriageway.
Vehicles with static LED headlamps
It is not necessary to switch your headlamps to
symmetrical dipped beam when driving in coun-
tries where vehicles are driven on the opposite
side of the road to the country in which the vehi-
cle is registered. Legal requirements are fulfilled
without switching the headlamps to symmetri-
cal dipped beam.
Vehicles with Intelligent Light System
X
Before crossing the border, set the head-
lamps to symmetrical dipped beam and after
returning back to asymmetrical dipped beam
via the "Dipped-beam headlamps for driving
on the right/left" function in the on-board
computer (
Y
page 224).
If the headlamps are converted to symmetrical
dipped beam, the "motorway mode" and "exten-
ded range foglamps" functions are not available.
Setting the exterior lighting
Setting options
Exterior lighting can be set by:
R
using the light switch
R
using the combination switch (
Y
page 116)
R
using the on-board computer (
Y
page 224)
Light switch
Operation
1
W
Left-hand parking lamps
2
X
Right-hand parking lamps
3
T
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
ment cluster lighting
4
Ã
Automatic headlamp mode, controlled
by the light sensor
5
L
Dipped-beam/main-beam headlamps
B
R
Rear fog lamp
If you hear a warning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
X
Turn the light switch to
Ã
.
The exterior lighting (except the side lamps/
parking lamps) switches off automatically if you:
R
remove the key from the ignition lock
R
open the driver's door with the key in posi-
tion 0 in the ignition lock
Automatic headlamp mode
G
WARNING
When the light switch is set to
Ã
, the
dipped-beam headlamps may not be switched
on automatically if there is fog, snow or other
causes of poor visibility due to the weather
conditions such as spray. There is a risk of an
accident.
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Exterior lighting
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