Lights
Overview
Switches in the vehicle
1 Light switch element
Parking lights, cornering lights and roadside parking lights
General information
Position of switch:
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With driver's door open and operating readiness turned off, the exterior lighting will be turned off automatically.
Parking lights
Position of switch:
The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.
Do not use the parking lights for extended periods; otherwise, they might drain the battery and it would then be impossible to start the engine.
When parking, switch on the one-sided roadside parking light.
Low beams
Position of switch:
The low beams illuminate when operating readiness is switched on.
Roadside parking light
Concept
The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
Switching on
With operating readiness switched off, press the lever either up or down past the resistance point for approx. 2 seconds.
Switching off
Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in the opposite direction.
Welcome lights and headlight courtesy delay feature
Welcome lights
General information
Depending on the equipment, when switching off the vehicle, switch position
or
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Depending on the ambient brightness, individual light functions may be switched on briefly, when the vehicle is unlocked.
Activating/deactivating
On the Control Display:
- "Settings"
- "Lighting"
- "Welcome lights"
Settings are stored for the profile currently used.
Headlight courtesy delay feature
General information
The low beams stay lit for a short while if the headlight flasher is switched on after the radio-ready state is switched off.
Setting the duration
On the Control Display:
- "Settings"
- "Lighting"
- "Pathway lighting:"
- Set length of time.
Settings are stored for the profile currently used.
Automatic headlight control
The concept
The low beams are switched on and off automatically depending on the ambient brightness, for example in tunnels, in twilight or if there is precipitation.
General information
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can cause the lights to be switched on.
When emerging from a tunnel during the day, the low beams are not switched off immediately but instead only after approx. 2 minutes.
Activating
Position of switch:
The indicator lamp in the instrument cluster is illuminated, when the low beams are switched on.
System limits
The automatic headlamp control cannot serve as a substitute for your personal judgment of lighting conditions.
E. g. the sensors are unable to detect fog or hazy weather. To avoid safety risks under these conditions, you should always switch on the lights manually.
Daytime running lights
General information
Position of switch:
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The daytime running lights light up when operating readiness is switched on. After operating readiness is switched off, the parking lights light up in position.
Activating/deactivating
In some countries, daytime running lights are mandatory, so it may not be possible to deactivate the daytime running lights.
On the Control Display:
- "Settings"
- "Lighting"
- "Daytime running lamps"
Settings are stored for the profile currently used.
High-beam Assistant
Concept
The high-beam Assistant detects other traffic participants early on and automatically switches the high beams on or off depending on the traffic situation. The assistant ensures that the high beams are switched on, whenever the traffic situation allows. In the low speed range, the high beams are not switched on by the system.
General information
The system responds to light from oncoming traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to adequate illumination, for example, in towns and cities.
The driver can intervene at any time and switch the high beams on and off as usual.
Activating
Depending on the equipment, turn the light switch into positionor.
Press button on the turn signal lever, arrow.
The indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
When the low beams are on, the lights are automatically brightened or dimmed.
The blue indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up when the system switches on the high beams.
Deactivating
The High-beam Assistant is deactivated when manually switching the high beams on and off. To reactivate the High-beam Assistant, press the button on the turn signal lever.
System limits
The High-beam Assistant cannot serve as a substitute for the driver's personal judgment of when to use the high beams. Therefore, manually switch off the high beams in situations where required to avoid a safety risk.
The system is not fully functional in the following situations, and driver intervention may be necessary:
- In very unfavorable weather conditions, such as fog or heavy precipitation.
- When detecting poorly-lit road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and wagons; when driving close to train or ship traffic; and at animal crossings.
- In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions, in cross traffic or half-obscured oncoming traffic on highways.
- In poorly-lit towns and cities and in the presence of highly reflective signs.
- When the windshield behind the interior mirror is fogged over, dirty or covered with stickers, etc.
Laser high beams
Concept
When the high beams are switched-on, starting with a speed of approx. 44 mph/70 km/h, the laser high beams in the headlight are automatically switched on in addition to the LED high beams.
The range of the high beams is increased and ensures an even better illumination of the road.
General information
Depending on the country variant, further information can be obtained from the laser label on the headlight.
Safety information
The label is in the headlight and is visible from the outside.
Instrument lighting
Overview
Light switch element
Settings
The parking lights or low beams must be switched on to adjust the brightness.
Adjust the brightness with the thumbwheel.
Interior lights
General information
The interior lights, footwell lights, the access lights and the courtesy lights are controlled automatically.
The brightness of some of these lights is influenced by the thumbwheel for the instrument lighting.
Overview
1 Reading lamp
2 Interior lights
3 Reading lamp
Switching the interior lights on and off
Press button.
To switch off permanently: press the button for approx. 3 seconds.
Switch back on: press button.
Switching the reading lamps on and off manually
Press button.
Reading lights are located in the front next to the interior light.
Ambient light
Depending on your optional features lighting can be adjusted for some lights in the interior.
Selecting color scheme
On the Control Display:
- "Settings"
- "Lighting"
- "Lighting design"
- Select desired setting.
To deactivate the ambient light: "Off".
Setting the brightness
On the Control Display:
- "Settings"
- "Lighting"
- "Brightness:"
- Adjust the brightness.