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Exterior lighting
General notes
USA only: if you wish to drive during the daytime
without lights, switch off the Daytime Run‐Daytime Run‐
ning Lightsning Lights function via the on-board com-
puter (Y page 222).
Setting the exterior lighting
Setting options
Exterior lighting can be set using the:
R
light switch (Y page 109)
R
combination switch (Y page 110)
R
on-board computer (Y page 222)
Light switch
Operation
1 W
Left-hand standing lamps
2 X
Right-hand standing lamps
3 T
Parking lamps, license plate and
instrument cluster lighting
4 Ã
Automatic headlamp mode, controlled
by the light sensor
5 L
Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
B R
Rear fog lamp
If you hear a warning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
X
Turn the light switch to the à position.
The exterior lighting (except the parking/stand-
ing lamps) switches off automatically if you:
R
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock
R
open the driver's door with the SmartKey in
position g in the ignition lock
Automatic headlamp mode
G
WARNING
When the light switch is set to Ã, the low-
beam headlamps may not be switched on
automatically if there is fog, snow or other
causes of poor visibility due to the weather
conditions such as spray. There is a risk of an
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
L.
The automatic headlamp mode is only an aid.
The driver is responsible for the vehicle's light-
ing at all times.
à is the favored light switch setting.
The light setting is automatically selected
according to the brightness of the ambient light,
but not in the event of poor visibility due to
weather conditions such as fog, snow or spray.
R
With the SmartKey in position 1 in the igni-
tion lock, the parking lamps are switched on
or off automatically depending on the bright-
ness of the ambient light.
R
USA only: if you have switched on the Day‐
Day‐
time Running Lightstime Running Lights function via the on-
board computer, and the engine is running,
the daytime running lamps or the parking
lamps and low-beam headlamps are switched
on or off automatically depending on the
ambient light.
R
Canada only: depending on the ambient light,
the daytime running lamps or the parking and
low-beam headlamps are switched on/off
automatically when the engine is running.
X
To switch on the automatic headlamps:
turn the light switch to the à position.
USA only: the daytime running lamps improve
the visibility of your vehicle during the day. Here,
the Daytime Running LightsDaytime Running Lights function must
be switched on via the on-board computer
(Y page 222).
If the engine is running and you turn the light
switch to the T or L position, the manual
settings take precedence over the daytime run-
ning lamps.
Canada only: the daytime running lamps
improve the visibility of your vehicle during the
day. The daytime running lamps function is
required by law in Canada. It cannot therefore
be deactivated.
Exterior lighting
109
Lights and windshield wipers
Z
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