Mercedes-Benz S 450 4MATIC, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Lighting
왘 Turn the exterior lamp switch to
position
*
.
With the SmartKey in starter switch po-
sition
1 or the KEYLESS-GO*
start/stop button pressed once, the
tail and parking lamps, the license
plate lamps and the side marker lamps
will switch on and off depending on the
brightness of the ambient light.
When the engine is running the low
beam headlamps, the tail and parking
lamps, the license plate lamps and the
side marker lamps will switch on and
off depending on the brightness of the
ambient light.
Daytime running lamp mode
In Canada the daytime running lamp mode
is mandatory and therefore in a constant
mode.
By default, the daytime running lamp mode
is deactivated. Activate the daytime run-
ning lamp mode using the control system,
see “Setting daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)” (
컄
page 306).
왘 Turn exterior lamp switch to
position
M
or
*
.
When the engine is running, the low
beam headlamps are switched on.
In low ambient light conditions, the fol-
lowing lamps will switch on additional-
ly:
앫
Tail and parking lamps
앫
License plate lamps
앫
Side marker lamps
Canada only
When the engine is running, and you shift
from a driving position to neutral
position
N or park position P , with the ve-
hicle at a standstill the low beam head-
lamps will switch off with a delay of 3
minutes.
When the engine is running, and you
앫 turn the exterior lamp switch to
position
C
, the low beam head-
lamps, the tail and parking lamps, the
license plate lamps and the side mark-
er lamps switch on.
앫 turn the exterior lamp switch to
position
B , the manual headlamp
mode has priority over the daytime run-
ning lamp mode.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid to the driver. The driver is responsible for
the operation of the vehicle’s lights at all
times.
i
Canada only:
High beam headlamps are only available with the
exterior lamp switch in position
B
.
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
*
, 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 activa-
tion of the high beam headlamps.