2010 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 95

2010 Mercedes ML-Class Manual

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Lighting Exterior lamp switch ! Failure to switch off the parking lamps when leaving the vehicle may result in a discharged battery. Low-beam headlamps The low-beam headlamps can be switched on and off with the exterior lamp switch. X Switch on the ignition. X Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position L. The following lamps come on: RLow-beam headlamps RTail 93 1 W Standing lamps, left 2 X Standing lamps, right 3 $ Off 4Ã 5T lamps lamps plate lamps panel lamps 6L 7N 8R Daytime running lamp mode Automatic headlamp mode Daytime running lamp mode Parking lamps (also tail lamps, license plate lamps, side marker lamps and instrument panel lamps) Low-beam headlamps or high-beam headlamps Front fog lamps Rear fog lamp RParking RLicense RSide marker lamps RInstrument RGreen X indicator lamp L in the instrument cluster Switching off: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position $. Automatic headlamp mode The following lamps come on and go out automatically depending on the brightness of the ambient light: RLow-beam RTail i The exterior lamps (except standing lamps or parking lamps) go out automatically when you remove the SmartKey from the starter switch or open the driver's door with the ignition switched off. When the parking lamps or the rear fog lamp are switched on and you remove the SmartKey from the starter switch and open the driver's door, an acoustic signal sounds. In addition the message Switch Off Lights appears in the multifunction display. Switch off the parking lamps or the rear fog lamp manually. headlamps lamps lamps plate lamps RParking RLicense RSide marker lamps G Warning! If the exterior lamp switch is set to Ã, the headlamps will not automatically come on under foggy conditions. To minimize risk to you and to others, activate headlamps by turning exterior lamp switch to L when driving or when traffic and/or Z Controls in detail

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Exterior lamp switch
1
W
Standing lamps, left
2
X
Standing lamps, right
3
$
Off
Daytime running lamp mode
4
Ã
Automatic headlamp mode
Daytime running lamp mode
5
T
Parking lamps (also tail lamps,
license plate lamps, side marker
lamps and instrument panel lamps)
6
L
Low-beam headlamps or high-beam
headlamps
7
N
Front fog lamps
8
R
Rear fog lamp
i
The exterior lamps (except standing
lamps or parking lamps) go out
automatically when you remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch or open
the driver’s door with the ignition switched
off.
When the parking lamps or the rear fog
lamp are switched on and you remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch and open
the driver’s door, an acoustic signal
sounds.
In addition the message
Switch Off
Lights
appears in the multifunction
display.
Switch off the parking lamps or the rear fog
lamp manually.
!
Failure to switch off the parking lamps
when leaving the vehicle may result in a
discharged battery.
Low-beam headlamps
The low-beam headlamps can be switched on
and off with the exterior lamp switch.
X
Switch on the ignition.
X
Switching on:
Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position
L
.
The following lamps come on:
R
Low-beam headlamps
R
Tail lamps
R
Parking lamps
R
License plate lamps
R
Side marker lamps
R
Instrument panel lamps
R
Green indicator lamp
L
in the
instrument cluster
X
Switching off:
Turn the exterior lamp
switch to position
$
.
Automatic headlamp mode
The following lamps come on and go out
automatically depending on the brightness of
the ambient light:
R
Low-beam headlamps
R
Tail lamps
R
Parking lamps
R
License plate lamps
R
Side marker lamps
G
Warning!
If the exterior lamp switch is set to
Ã
, the
headlamps will not automatically come on
under foggy conditions.
To minimize risk to you and to others, activate
headlamps by turning exterior lamp switch to
L
when driving or when traffic and/or
Lighting
93
Controls in detail
Z