Mercedes-Benz 2005 C 230 Kompressor Sport Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Lighting
Cornering fog lamps* (All models with
Bi-Xenon* headlamps, except
C 230 Kompressor Sport and
C320Sport)
The cornering fog lamps improve illumina-
tion of the road into which you are turning.
Cornering fog lamps will operate with the
engine running and with
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position B (
page 117)
or
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position U (
page 117)
or
ț the daytime running lamp mode
activated (
page 119)
Driving forward
Switching on cornering fog lamps
̈ Depending on whether you are turning
left or right, switch on the left or right
turn signal (
page 50).
The respective front fog lamp comes on
and illuminates the road into which you
are turning.
Switching off cornering fog lamps
The combination switch for the turn signal
resets automatically after major steering
wheel movements. This will switch off the
cornering fog lamps if they were activated
by switching on the left or right turn signal.
If the turn signal should stay on after mak-
ing the turn, the turn signal and cornering
fog lamp can be switched off by returning
the combination switch to its original posi-
tion.
i
Cornering fog lamps will only come on
in low ambient lighting conditions.
The cornering fog lamps function is not
available at a vehicle speed above
25 mph (40 km/h).
i
The cornering fog lamps will come on
automatically depending on the steer-
ing angle, even if you did not switch on
either turn signal. If the cornering fog
lamps came on automatically, they will
also go out automatically depending on
the steering angle.