Corner-illuminating lamps – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Corner-illuminating lamps
The corner-illuminating lamps improve illu-
mination of the area in the direction into
which you are turning.
The corner-illuminating lamps will operate
with the engine running and with:
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the exterior lamp switch in
position
B or * (
or
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the daytime running lamp mode acti-
vated (
Switching on corner-illuminating lamps
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Switch on the left or right turn signal
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page 371), depending on whether
you are turning left or right.
or
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Turn steering wheel in desired direc-
tion.
The corner-illuminating lamp on the
side of your steering direction comes
on.
When you switch off the ignition or press
button
1, the automatic function is reset and
will start counting the next time from the begin-
ning.
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With the automatic headlamp mode activat-
ed: The corner-illuminating lamps will only come
on in low ambient lighting conditions.
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If you are driving faster than 43 mph
(70 km/h), the corner-illuminating function is
not available.
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If you have switched on the turn signal for
one side but turn the steering wheel in the other
direction, the corner-illuminating lamp lights up
on the side of the turn signal.
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The corner-illuminating lamps temporarily
come on on both sides of the vehicle if you turn
the steering wheel in one direction and then in
the other direction shortly thereafter.
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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 automat-
ically, they will also go out automatically depend-
ing on the steering angle.
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When you shift the automatic transmission
in reverse gear R, the corner-illuminating lamp
opposite to your steering direction comes on.
The turn signal has no influence on the corner-il-
luminating lamp on the outside of the curve.
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