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Lamps
Parking lamps/low beams
0 Lamps off and daytime running lamps
1 Parking lamps and daytime running lamps
2 Low-beam headlamps and welcome lamps
When you open the driver's door with the igni-
tion switched off, the exterior lighting is auto-
matically switched off if the light switch is in
position
0 or 2 .
Switch on the parking lamps if necessary, switch
position
1 .
Parking lamps
Turn the light switch to position 1 .
The front, rear and side vehicle lighting is
switched on.
Activation of lights on one side of the vehicle for
parking, page
57 .
The parking lamps discharge the 12 volt
battery. Therefore, do not leave them on
for unduly long periods of time, otherwise the
battery might not have enough power to start
the motor.
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Low beams
Turn the light switch to position
2
.
The low beams come on when the ignition is on.
Welcome lamps
If you leave the light switch in the low beam or
automatic headlamp control position when you
switch off the ignition, the parking lamps and
interior lamps come on for a certain time as soon
as the vehicle is unlocked.
Pathway lighting
If you activate the headlamp flasher after park-
ing the car, with the lights switched off, the low
beams come on and remain on for a certain
time.
The setting is stored for the remote control in
use, refer to Personal Profile, page
18 .
Setting the duration or deactivating the
function
1. Switch on the ignition, refer to page 32 .
2. Briefly press the button in the turn indicator
lever repeatedly until "SET/INFO" is dis-
played.
3. Press and hold the button until the display
changes.
4. Briefly press the button repeatedly until the
symbol and "SET" are displayed.
5. Press and hold the button until the display
changes.
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