Mercedes-Benz 2006 R 500 Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Control system
In low ambient light conditions the
following lamps will switch on additionally:
ț Parking lamps
ț Tail lamps
ț License plate lamps
ț Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime
running lamp mode, see “Lighting”
(
page 147).
Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated,
the exterior lamp switch in position U
(
page 148) and the interior lighting in
automatic mode (
page 155), the follow-
ing lamps will switch on during darkness
when the vehicle is unlocked with the
SmartKey:
ț Parking lamps
ț Tail lamps
ț License plate lamps
ț Side marker lamps
ț Corner-illuminating front fog lamps*
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened.
If you do not open a door after unlocking
the vehicle with the SmartKey, the lamps
will switch off automatically after approxi-
mately 40 seconds.
̈ Move the selection marker with
button æ or ç to the
Lighting
submenu.
̈ Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Function Surround
lighting
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
̈ Press button æ or ç to switch
the locator lighting function to
on
.
̈ Turn the exterior lamp switch to
position U (
page 147) when
exiting the vehicle.
The locator lighting feature is
activated.
i
For safety reasons, resetting the
Lighting
submenu to factory settings
while driving (
page 176) will not
deactivate the daytime running lamp
mode.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Lighting
Cannot be completely reset
to factory settings while driving