Technical data

CONTROLS Lights
76
Lights
Side lights/low-beam
headlights
0 Lights off
1 Side lights
2 Low-beam headlights and welcome lights
3 Automatic driving lights control
*, daytime
driving lights
*, welcome lights and Adaptive
Head Light
*
If you open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off, the exterior lighting is switched off
automatically if the light switch is in position 0, 2
or 3.
If required, switch on the side lights, switch
position 1.
Side lights
Turn switch to position 1.
The lights come on all round the car.
For the additional option of parking lights on
one side of the vehicle only, page 79.
The side lights will discharge the battery.
Do not leave them switched on for too
long, otherwise the engine may fail to start.<
Low-beam headlights
Turn switch to position 2.
The low-beam headlights come on when the
ignition is on.
Automatic driving lights control*
When the switch is in position 3, the low-beam
headlights are switched on and off automatically
depending on ambient light conditions, e.g. in a
tunnel, in twilight and precipitation. Adaptive
Head Light
* is active.
The headlights may also switch on when the sun
is sitting low on a blue sky.
When driving into brightly illuminated tunnels,
there may be a delay before the headlights
come on.
Irrespective of the ambient light level, the low-
beam headlights remain on if you switch on the
fog lights
*.
When the daytime driving lights are activated,
page 77, the low-beam headlights always come
on in switch position 3 when the ignition is
switched on. The car's exterior lights are auto-
matically switched off after the car is parked.
The driving lights control function is no
substitute for your individual judgement
of when it is necessary to switch on the lights.
The sensors are unable, for instance, to recog-
nise fog or hazy weather. In such situations,
switch on the lights manually to avoid any safety
risk.<
Welcome lights
If you leave the light switch in the position for
low-beam headlights or automatic driving lights
control when you park the vehicle, the side
lights and interior light come on for a certain
time when you unlock your car.
Headlight courtesy delay feature
If you activate the headlight flasher after the
ignition has been switched off, the low-beam
headlights will remain on for a certain time.
The setting is stored for the remote control in
use, see Personal Profile, page 20.
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