Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 163)

Control system
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Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA
only)
X Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the Lighting submenu.
X Press button j or k repeatedly until
the message Lamp Circuit Headlamp
appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
X Press button æ or ç to select
manual operation (Manual) or daytime
running lamp mode (Constant).
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch in position
M or U , the low-beam headlamps are
switched on when the engine is running.
In low ambient light conditions the following
lamps will come on additionally:
R Parking lamps
R Tail lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime running
lamp mode, see “Lighting” (
Y page 116).
For safety reasons, changing the setting for
the daytime running lamp mode is not
possible while the vehicle is in motion.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Settings can only be made at a
standstill.
For safety reasons, resetting all the functions
of all submenus to the factory settings while
driving (
Y page 157) will not deactivate the
daytime running lamp mode.
Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated, the
exterior lamp switch in position
U and the
interior lighting in automatic mode
(
Y page 120), the following lamps will come
on during darkness when the vehicle is
unlocked using button k on the
SmartKey:
R Parking lamps
R Tail lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps
R Front fog lamps
The locator lighting goes out when the driver’s
door is opened.
If you do not open the driver’s door after
unlocking the vehicle with the SmartKey, the
lamps will go out automatically after
approximately 40 seconds.
X Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the Lighting submenu.
X Press button j or k repeatedly until
the message Surround Lighting
Function appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Controls in detail
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