Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 97)

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starter switch or open the driver’s door with
the ignition switched off.
When the parking lamps or the rear fog
lamp are switched on and you remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch or open
the driver’s door, an acoustic signal
sounds.
In addition the message Switch Off
Lights appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Switch off the parking lamps or the rear fog
lamp manually.
! Failure to switch off the parking lamps
when leaving the vehicle may result in a
discharged battery.
Low-beam headlamps
The low-beam headlamps can be switched on
and off with the exterior lamp switch using the
manual headlamp mode.
X Switch on the ignition.
X Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position B .
The following lamps come on:
R Low-beam headlamps
R Tail and parking lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps
R Instrument panel lamps
R Green indicator lamp C in the exterior
lamp switch
R Green indicator lamp B in the instru-
ment cluster
X Switching off: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position M .
Automatic headlamp mode
The following lamps come on and go out auto-
matically depending on the brightness of the
ambient light:
R Low-beam headlamps
R Tail and parking lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps
G Warning!
If the exterior lamp switch is set to U,
the headlamps will not automatically come
on under foggy conditions.
To minimize risk to you and to others, acti-
vate headlamps by turning exterior lamp
switch to B when driving or when traffic
and/or ambient lighting conditions require
you to do so.
In low ambient lighting conditions, only
switch from position U to B with the
vehicle at a standstill in a safe location.
Switching from U to B will briefly
switch off the headlamps. Doing so while
driving in low ambient lighting conditions
may result in an accident.
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.
X Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position U .
With the SmartKey in starter switch posi-
tion
1 or the KEYLESS-GO start/stop but-
ton pressed once, the tail and parking
lamps, the license plate lamps and the side
marker lamps will come on and go out
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 come on and go out depending
on the brightness of the ambient light.
Controls in detail
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