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Lights
Controls
Lights
If the driver door is opened with the ignition
switched off, the exterior lighting is automati‐
cally switched off at these switch settings.
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Parking lights
Position of switch
: the vehicle's lights
light up on all sides, e.g., for parking.
Do not use the parking lights for extended pe‐
riods; otherwise, they might drain the battery
and it would then be impossible to start the en‐
gine.
When parking, it is preferable to switch on the
one-sided roadside parking lights, refer to
Overview
Low beams
Position of switch
with the ignition
switched on: the low beams light up.
Welcome lights
When the vehicle is parked, leave the switch in
position
or
: parking and interior lights
come on briefly when the vehicle is unlocked
depending on the ambient brightness.
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Rear fog lights
Depending on the equipment: automatic
headlight control, Adaptive Light Control,
High-beam Assistant, Welcome lights,
Daytime running lights
Activating/deactivating
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
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Lights off, daytime running lights
2. "Lighting"
Parking lights / daytime running lights
3. "Welcome lights"
Depending on the equipment: low beams,
welcome lights, High-beam Assistant
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
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Instrument lighting
Headlight courtesy delay feature
The low beams stay lit for a short while if the
headlight flasher is switched on after the radio-
ready state is switched off.
Parking lights/low beams,
headlight control
General information
Position of switch:
,
,
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2. "Lighting"
Setting the duration
On the Control Display:
3. "Daytime running lamps"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
1. "Settings"
2. "Lighting"
3. "Pathway lighting:"
4. Set length of time.
Roadside parking lights
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
Automatic headlight control
Position of switch
: the low beams are acti‐
vated and off automatically, e.g., in tunnels, in
twilight or if there is precipitation. The indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
When emerging from a tunnel during the day,
the low beams are not switched off immedi‐
ately but instead only after approx. 2 minutes.
Switching on
With the ignition switched off, press the lever
either up or down past the resistance point for
approx. 2 seconds.
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be switched on.
Personal responsibility
The automatic headlight control cannot
serve as a substitute for your personal judg‐
ment in determining when to turn the lights on
in response to ambient lighting conditions.
Switch off
Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
the opposite direction.
E. g. the sensors are unable to detect fog or
hazy weather. To avoid safety risks under
these conditions, you should always switch on
the lights manually.◀
Adaptive Light Control
The concept
Adaptive Light Control is a variable headlight
control system that enables dynamic illumina‐
tion of the road surface.
Daytime running lights
With the ignition switched on, the daytime run‐
ning lights light up in position
. After the ignition is switched off, the park‐
ing lights light up in position
,
or
Depending on the steering angle and other pa‐
rameters, the light from the headlight follows
the course of the road.
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Activating/deactivating
Activating
In some countries, daytime running lights are
mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti‐
vate the daytime running lights.
Position of switch
switched on.
with the ignition
To avoid blinding oncoming traffic, the Adap‐
tive Light Control does not swivel to the driv‐
er's side when the vehicle is at a standstill.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
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The turning lights are automatically switched
on depending on the steering angle or the use
of turn signals.
Activating
When driving in reverse, the turning lights may
be automatically switched on regardless of the
steering angle.
Malfunction
A Check Control message is displayed.
Adaptive Light Control is malfunctioning or has
failed. Have the system checked as soon as
possible.
1. Depending on the equipment, turn the light
switch into position or
.
2. Press button on the turn signal lever, ar‐
row.
High-beam Assistant
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
The concept
When the low beams are activated, this system
automatically switches the high beams on and
off or suppresses the light in the areas that
blind oncoming traffic. The procedure is con‐
trolled by a camera on the front of the interior
rearview mirror. The assistant ensures that the
high beams are activated whenever the traffic
situation allows. The driver can intervene at
any time and switch the high beams non and
off as usual.
When the low beams are on, the lights are au‐
tomatically brightened or dimmed.
The system responds to light from oncoming
traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to
adequate illumination, e.g., in towns and cities.
The blue indicator lamp in the instru‐
ment cluster lights up when the system
switches on the high beams. Depend‐
ing on the version of the system in the vehicle,
the high beams may not switch off for oncom‐
ing vehicles, but may only be dimmed in the
areas that blind oncoming traffic. In this case,
the blue indicator light will stay on.
Note
Personal responsibility
The High-beam Assistant cannot serve
as a substitute for the driver's personal judg‐
ment of when to use the high beams. There‐
fore, manually reel off the high beams in situa‐
tions where required to avoid a safety risk.◀
Switching the high beams on and off
manually
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High beams on, arrow 1.
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High beams off/headlight flasher, arrow 2.
Interior lights
The High-beam Assistant can be switched off
when manually adjusting the light. To reacti‐
vate the High-beam Assistant, press the but‐
ton on the turn signal lever.
General information
The interior lights, footwell lights, access lights
and courtesy lights are controlled automati‐
cally.
System limits
Thumb wheel for the instrument lighting con‐
trols brightness of some of these features.
The system is not fully functional in situations
such as the following, and driver intervention
may be necessary:
Overview
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In very unfavorable weather conditions,
such as fog or heavy precipitation.
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When detecting poorly-lit road users such
as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders
and wagons; when driving close to train or
ship traffic; and at animal crossings.
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In tight curves, on hilltops or in depres‐
sions, in cross traffic or half-obscured on‐
coming traffic on freeways.
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Interior lights
Reading lamp
In poorly-lit towns and cities and in the
presence of highly reflective signs.
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At low speeds.
Switching the interior lights on and off
When the windshield behind the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered with stickers, etc.
Press button.
To reel off permanently: press the button for
approx. 3 seconds.
Instrument lighting
Switch back on: press button.
Adjusting
Reading lights
The parking lights or low beams
must be switched on to adjust
the brightness.
Press button.
Reading lights are located at the front and rear
next to the interior lights.
Adjust the brightness with the
thumbwheel.
Ambient light
Depending on your optional features lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the interior.
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Controls
Selecting color scheme
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Lighting"
3. "Ambient:"
4. Select desired setting.
With a color scheme selected and welcome
lights activated they illuminate in the line's
color when vehicle is unlocked.
Setting the brightness
The brightness of the ambient light can be ad‐
justed via the thumbwheel for the instrument
lighting or on the Control Display.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Lighting"
3. "Brightness:"
4. Adjust the brightness.
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