2008 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 377

Controls in detail Lighting When you switch off the ignition or press button 1, the automatic function is reset and will start counting the next time from the beginning. i With the automatic headlamp mode activated: The corner-illuminating lamps will only come on in low ambient lighting conditions. For information on filling up the washer reservoir, see "Windshield washer system and headlamp cleaning system" ( page 548). Corner-illuminating lamps The corner-illuminating lamps improve illumination of the area in the direction into which you are turning. The corner-illuminating lamps will operate with the engine running and with: the exterior lamp switch in position B or * ( page 371) or the daytime running lamp mode activated ( page 373). i If you are driving faster than 43 mph (70 km/h), the corner-illuminating function is not available. i If you have switched on the turn signal for one side but turn the steering wheel in the other direction, the corner-illuminating lamp lights up on the side of the turn signal. i The corner-illuminating lamps temporarily come on on both sides of the vehicle if you turn the steering wheel in one direction and then in the other direction shortly thereafter. i The corner-illuminating lamps will come on automatically depending on the steering angle, even if you did not switch on either turn signal. If the corner-illuminating lamps came on automatically, they will also go out automatically depending on the steering angle. i When you shift the automatic transmission in reverse gear R, the corner-illuminating lamp opposite to your steering direction comes on. The turn signal has no influence on the corner-illuminating lamp on the outside of the curve. Switching on corner-illuminating lamps Switch on the left or right turn signal ( page 371), depending on whether you are turning left or right. or Turn steering wheel in desired direction. The corner-illuminating lamp on the side of your steering direction comes on. 376