Mercedes Benz SLK R172 owners manual page 111

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Exterior lighting 109 The automatic headlamp feature is only anIf the engine is running and you turn the light aid. The driver is responsible for the vehicle'sswitch to TorL,themanualsettings lighting at all times. take precedence over the daytime running Ãisthefavoredlightswitchsetting. Thelamps. light setting is automatically selectedaccord-Low-beamheadlamps ing to the brightness of the ambient lightGWARNING (exception:poorvisibilityduetoweathercon- ditions such as fog, snow or spray):WhenthelightswitchissettoÃ,thelow- RSmartKeyinposition1intheignition lock:beamheadlampsmaynotbeswitchedon the parking lamps are switched on or offautomatically if there is fog, snow or other automatically depending on the brightnesscauses of poor visibility due to the weather of the ambient light. conditions such as spray. There is a risk of an accident. RWiththeenginerunning: if you have acti-In such situations, turn the light switch to vated the daytime running lamps functionL. via the on-board computer, the daytime wipers runninglampsortheparkinglampsandtheEvenifthelightsensordoesnotdetectthatit low-beamheadlampsareswitchedonoroffis dark, the parking lamps and low-beam automatically depending on the brightnessheadlamps switch on when the ignition is of the ambient light. switched on and the light switch is set to the XToswitchonautomaticheadlamp Lposition.Thisisaparticularly useful mode:turnthelight switch to Ã. function in the event of rain and fog.windshield Only for Canada: XToswitchonthelow-beamheadlamps: The daytime running lamps improve the visi-turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock toand bility of your vehicle during the day. The day-position 2 or start the engine. timerunninglampsfunctionisrequiredbylawXTurnthelight switch to L. inCanada.Itcannotthereforebedeactivated.ThegreenLindicatorlampintheinstru-Lights Whentheengineisrunningandthevehicleismentcluster lights up. stationary:ifyoumovetheselectorleverfromRear fog lamp a drive position to P, the daytime running lamps/low-beam headlamps go out afterThe rear fog lamp improves visibility of your three minutes. vehicle for the traffic behind in the event of Whentheengineisrunning, the vehicle isthick fog. Please take note of the country- stationary and in bright ambient light: if youspecific regulations for the use of rear fog turn the light switch to T, the daytimelamps. running lamps and parking lamps switch on.XToswitchontherearfoglamps:turnthe If the engine is running and you turn the lightSmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock switch to L,themanualsettings take or start the engine. precedence over the daytime running lamps.XTurnthelight switch to L or Ã. USAonly: XPresstheRbutton. The daytime running lamps improve the visi-The yellow Rindicator lamp in the bilityofyourvehicleduringtheday.Todothis,instrument cluster lights up. the daytime running lamps function must beXToswitchofftherearfoglamp:pressthe switched on using the on-board computerRbutton. (Y page 205). The yellow Rindicator lamp in the instrument cluster goes out. Z

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