Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 158)

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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 111).
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 152) 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 115), 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.
X Press button æ or ç to switch the
locator lighting function On or Off.
X Turn the exterior lamp switch to position
U when exiting the vehicle.
The locator lighting feature is activated.
Setting night security illumination
(Headlamps delayed shut-off feature)
Use this function to set whether you would
like the exterior lamps to remain on for
15 seconds during darkness after exiting the
vehicle and closing all doors.
With the headlamps delayed shut-off feature
activated and the exterior lamp switch in
position
U before the engine is turned off,
the following lamps will come on when the
engine is turned off:
R Parking lamps
R Tail lamps
R License plate lamps
Controls in detail