2009 Mercedes R-Class Owner's Manual - Page 158

Controls in detail Control system Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA only) X Move the selection marker with button æ or ç to the Lighting submenu. X In low ambient light conditions the following lamps will come on additionally: RParking RTail lamps plate lamps lamps marker lamps Example illustration for setting the month X Press button æ or ç to set the month, day, or year. Press button j or k repeatedly until the message Lamp Circuit Headlamp appears in the multifunction display. The selection marker is on the current setting. RLicense RSide Lighting submenu Access the Lighting submenu via the Settings menu. Use the Lighting submenu to change the lamp and lighting settings on your vehicle. The following functions are available: RSetting daytime running lamp mode (USA only) (Y page 156) locator lighting (Y page 156) night security illumination (Y page 157) interior lighting delayed shut-off (Y page 158) X Press button æ or ç to select manual operation (Manual) or daytime running lamp mode (Constant). For more information on the daytime running lamp mode, see "Lighting" (Y page 116). For safety reasons, changing the setting for the daytime running lamp mode is not possible while the vehicle is in motion. The following message appears in the multifunction display: Settings can only be made at a standstill. For safety reasons, resetting all the functions of all submenus to the factory settings while driving (Y page 152) will not deactivate the daytime running lamp mode. Setting locator lighting With the locator lighting feature activated, the exterior lamp switch in position U and the interior lighting in automatic mode (Y page 121), the following lamps will come on during darkness when the vehicle is RSetting RSetting RSetting With daytime running lamp mode activated and the exterior lamp switch in position M or U, the low-beam headlamps are switched on when the engine is running. 156