2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 113

Controls in detail Lighting Exterior lamp switch starter switch or open the driver's door with the ignition switched off. When the parking lamps or the rear fog lamp are switched on and you remove the SmartKey from the starter switch and open the driver's door, an acoustic signal sounds. In addition the message Switch Off Lights appears in the multifunction display. Switch off the parking lamps or the rear fog lamp manually. RLicense RSide plate lamps panel lamps marker lamps RInstrument RGreen X indicator lamp B in the instrument cluster Switching off: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position M. Automatic headlamp mode The following lamps come on and go out automatically depending on the brightness of the ambient light: RLow-beam RTail $ a Standing lamps, left % g Standing lamps, right & M Off (U )C *B ,¥ .† Daytime running lamp mode Automatic headlamp mode Daytime running lamp mode Parking lamps (also tail lamps, license plate lamps, side marker lamps and instrument panel lamps) Low-beam headlamps or high-beam headlamps Front fog lamps Rear fog lamp ! Failure to switch off the parking lamps when leaving the vehicle may result in a discharged battery. Low-beam headlamps The low-beam headlamps can be switched on and off with the exterior lamp switch. X Switch on the ignition. X Switching on: Turn the exterior lamp switch to position B. The following lamps come on: RLow-beam headlamps RTail headlamps lamps lamps plate lamps RParking RLicense RSide marker lamps i The exterior lamps go out automatically when you remove the SmartKey from the lamps lamps RParking G Warning! If the exterior lamp switch is set to U, the headlamps will not automatically come on under foggy conditions. To minimize risk to you and to others, activate headlamps by turning exterior lamp switch to B when driving or when Z 111