Lights and windshie ld wipers, Exterior lighting – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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High-beam headlamps

To switch on the high-beam headlamps:

turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to

position 2 or start the engine.

Turn the light switch to L or Ã.

Press the combination switch beyond the

pressure point in the direction of arrow :.

In the Ã position, the high-beam head-

lamps are only switched on when it is dark

and the engine is running.
The K indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster lights up when the high-beam head-

lamps are switched on.

To switch off the high-beam head-

lamps: move the combination switch back

to its normal position.

The K indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster goes out.

High-beam flasher

To switch on: turn the SmartKey in the

ignition lock to position 1 or 2 or start the

engine.

Pull the combination switch in the direction

of arrow =.

Hazard warning lamps

To switch on the hazard warning lamps:

press button :.

All turn signals flash. If you now switch on a

turn signal using the combination switch,

only the turn signal lamp on the corre-

sponding side of the vehicle will flash.

To switch off the hazard warning lamps:

press button :.

The hazard warning lamps automatically

switch on if:

an air bag is deployed or

the vehicle decelerates rapidly from a

speed of above 45 mph (70 km/h) and

comes to a standstill

The hazard warning lamps switch off auto-

matically if the vehicle reaches a speed of

above 6 mph (10 km/h) again after a full

brake application.

The hazard warning lamps still operate if

the ignition is switched off.

Cornering light function

The cornering light function improves the illu-

mination of the road over a wide angle in the

direction you are turning, enabling better vis-

ibility in tight bends, for example. The corner-

ing light function can only be activated when

the low-beam headlamps are switched on.
Active:

if you are driving at speeds below 25 mph

(40 km/h) and switch on the turn signal or

turn the steering wheel

if you are driving at speeds between

25 mph (40 km/h) and 45 mph (70 km/h)

and turn the steering wheel

Exterior lighting

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Lights

and

windshie

wipers