Lights and windshield wipers, Exterior lighting – Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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The exterior lighting (except the parking/

standing lamps) switches off automatically if

you:

R

remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock

R

open the driver's door with the SmartKey

in position 0.

Low-beam headlamps

1W

Left-hand standing lamps

2X

Right-hand standing lamps

3T

Parking lamps, side marker lamps,

license plate and instrument cluster

lighting

Automatic headlamp mode/daytime

running lamps

5L

Low-beam/high-beam headlamps

X

To switch on the low-beam headlamps:

turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to

position 2 or start the engine.

X

Turn the light switch to L.

The L indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster lights up.

Daytime running lamps

Daytime running lamps in Canada

1W

Left-hand standing lamps

2X

Right-hand standing lamps

3T

Parking lamps, side marker lamps,

license plate and instrument cluster

lighting

Automatic headlamp mode/daytime

running lamps

5L

Low-beam/high-beam headlamps

The daytime running lamps function is

required by law in Canada. It cannot therefore

be deactivated.

X

Turn the light switch to Ã.

With the engine running: depending on the

ambient light, the daytime running lamps or

the low-beam headlamps are switched on.
When the low-beam headlamps are

switched on, the L indicator lamp in the

instrument cluster lights up.

When the engine is running and the vehicle is

stationary: if you move the selector lever from

a drive position to P, the daytime running

lamps/low-beam headlamps go out after

three minutes.
When the engine is running, the vehicle is

stationary and in high ambient light

brightness: if you turn the light switch

to T, you turn on the daytime running

lamps and parking lamps.
If the engine is running and you turn the light

switch to L, the manual settings take

precedence over the daytime running lamps.

Exterior lighting

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Lights

and

windshield

wipers

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