Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 105)

Lighting
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Headlamp cleaning system
1 Headlamp cleaning button
X Switch on the ignition.
X Press button 1 .
The headlamps are cleaned with a high-
pressure water jet.
The headlamps will automatically be cleaned
when you have
R switched on the headlamps
and
R the windshield wipers have wiped the wind-
shield with washer fluid fifteen times
When you switch off the ignition, the counter
resets.
For information on filling up the washer res-
ervoir, see “Washer system and headlamp
cleaning system” (
Y page 208).
Corner-illuminating lamps
The corner-illuminating lamps improve illumi-
nation of the area in the direction into which
you are turning.
The corner-illuminating lamps will only oper-
ate in low ambient lighting conditions.
If you are driving faster than 43 mph
(70 km/h) the corner-illuminating function is
not available.
Switching on
X Make sure the engine is running.
X Turn the exterior lamp switch to position
B or U ( Y page 99).
or
X Activate the daytime running lamp mode
(
Y page 100).
X Switch on the left or right turn signal,
depending on whether you are turning left
or right.
The respective corner-illuminating lamp
comes on. If you have switched on the turn
signal for one side but turn the steering
wheel in the other direction, the corner-
illuminating lamp comes on on the side of
the turn signal.
or
X Turn steering wheel in desired direction.
Driving forward: The corner-illuminating
lamp on the side of your steering direction
comes on.
Driving in reverse: The corner-illuminating
lamp opposite to your steering direction
comes on.
The corner-illuminating lamps will come on
automatically depending on the steering
angle, even if you did not switch on either turn
signal. If the corner-illuminating lamps came
on automatically, they will also go out auto-
matically depending on the steering angle
and vehicle speed.
The corner-illuminating lamps temporarily
come on on both sides of the vehicle if you
turn the steering wheel in one direction and
then again in the other direction shortly there-
after.
The corner-illuminating lamp remains lit for a
maximum of 3 minutes. Afterward, it goes out
even if the turn signal is still switched on.
Controls in detail
Z