Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 124)

Control system
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Example illustration for setting the month
X Press button æ or ç to set the
month, day, or year.
Lighting submenu
Access the Lighting submenu via the Set-
tings menu. Use the Lighting submenu to
change the lamp and lighting settings on your
vehicle.
The following functions are available:
R Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA
only) (
Y page 122)
R Setting locator lighting ( Y page 122)
R Setting night security illumination
(
Y page 123)
R Setting interior lighting delayed shut-off
(
Y page 124)
Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA
only)
X Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the Lighting submenu.
X Press button j or k repeatedly until
the message Headlamp Mode appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current set-
ting.
X Press button æ or ç to select man-
ual operation (Manual) or daytime running
lamp mode (Constant).
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.
In low ambient light conditions the following
lamps will come on additionally:
R Parking lamps
R Tail lamps
R License plate lamps
R Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime running
lamp mode, see “Lighting” (
Y page 83).
For safety reasons, resetting all the functions
of all submenus to the factory settings while
driving (
Y page 119) will not deactivate the
daytime running lamp mode.
The following message appears in the multi-
function display:
Lighting Cannot be completely reset
to factory settings while driving.
Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated and
the exterior lamp switch in position
U , the
following lamps will come on during darkness
when the vehicle is unlocked using button
k on the SmartKey:
R Parking lamps
R Tail lamps
R License plate lamps
Controls in detail