Mercedes-Benz 2006 CLS-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Lighting
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps*
(CLS with Bi-Xenon* headlamps)
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps im-
prove illumination of the road onto which
you are turning.
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps will op-
erate with the engine running and with
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position B (
page 134)
or
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position U (
page 134)
or
ț the daytime running lamp mode
activated (
page 136)
Driving forward
Switching on corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
̈ Depending on wether you are turning
left or right, switch on the left or right
turn signal (
page 53).
The respective front fog lamp comes on
and illuminates the road onto which
you are turning.
Switching off corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
The combination switch for the turn signal
resets automatically after major steering
wheel movements. This will switch off the
corner-illuminating front fog lamps if they
where 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 corner-illu-
minating front fog lamps can be switched
off by returning the combination switch to
its original position.
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Corner-illuminating front fog lamps will
only come on in low ambient lighting
conditions.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps
function is not available at a vehicle
speed above 25 mph (40 km/h).
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The corner-illuminating front fog lamps
will come on automatically depending
on the steering angle, even if you did
not switch on either turn signal.
If the corner-illuminating front fog
lamps came on automatically, they will
also go out automatically depending on
the steering angle.