Mercedes-Benz 2006 R-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Controls in detail
Lighting
̈ Push the combination switch in
direction of arrow 1 to switch on the
high beam.
The high beam headlamp indicator
lamp A in the instrument cluster
comes on (
page 24).
̈ Pull the combination switch in direction
of arrow 2 to its original position to
switch off the high beam.
The high beam headlamp indicator
lamp A in the instrument cluster
goes out.
High beam flasher
̈ Pull the combination switch briefly in
direction of arrow 2.
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps*
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps im-
prove illumination of the road into which
you are turning.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps will
operate with the engine running and with
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position B (
page 147)
or
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position U (
page 147)
or
ț the daytime running lamp mode
activated (
page 149)
Driving forward
Switching on corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
̈ Depending on whether you are turning
left or right, switch on the left or right
turn signal (
page 58).
The respective front fog lamp comes on
and illuminates the road onto which
you are turning.
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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.
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