2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 117

Controls in detail Lighting Corner-illuminating front fog lamps The corner-illuminating front fog lamps improve illumination of the area in the direction into which you are turning. The corner-illuminating front fog lamps will only operate Rin Rat front fog lamp comes on on the side of the turn signal. or X Switching off X Switch off the left or right turn signal. Steer straight ahead. low ambient lighting conditions vehicle speeds below 25 mph (40 km/h) the front fog lamps switched off the engine is running Rwith Rwith Switching on X Turn the exterior lamp switch to position B or U. or X Activate the daytime running lamp mode (Y page 112). X Switch on the left or right turn signal, depending on whether you are turning left or right. The respective front fog lamp comes on. If you have switched on the turn signal for one side but turn the steering wheel in the other direction, the corner-illuminating Turn steering wheel in the desired direction. Driving forward: The front fog lamp on the side of your steering direction comes on. Driving in reverse: The front fog lamp opposite to your steering direction comes on. 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 and vehicle speed. The corner-illuminating front fog lamps temporarily come on on both sides of the vehicle if you turn the steering wheel in one direction and then again in the other direction shortly thereafter. The corner-illuminating front fog lamp remains lit for a maximum of 3 minutes. Afterward, it goes out even if the turn signal is still switched on. or X i There may be a brief delay before the corner-illuminating front fog lamps go out. Z 115