Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 133)

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Controls in detail
Lighting
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps im-
prove illumination of the road into which
you are turning.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps will
operate with the engine running and with
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position
B ( ୴ page 128)
or
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position
U ( ୴ page 128)
or
ț the daytime running lamp mode
activated (
୴ page 130)
Driving forward
Switching on corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
̈ Depending on whether you are turning
left or right, switch on the left or right
turn signal (
୴ page 56).
The respective front fog lamp comes on
and illuminates the road onto which
you are turning.
Switching off corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
The combination switch for the turn signal
resets automatically after major steering
wheel movements. This will switch off the
corner-illuminating front fog lamps if they
were activated by switching on the left or
right turn signal.
If the turn signal should stay on after mak-
ing the turn, the turn signal and corner-illu-
minating front fog lamp can be switched
off by returning the combination switch to
its original position.
Driving rearward
Switching on corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
̈ Place the gear selector lever in
position R.
The inverse front fog lamp comes on
automatically depending on the steer-
ing direction and steering angle.
Switching off corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
̈ Place the gear selector lever out of
position R.
The respective front fog lamp goes out.
i Corner-illuminating front fog lamps will only
come on in low ambient lighting conditions.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamps function
is not available at a vehicle speed above 25 mph
(40 km/h).
i The corner-illuminating front fog lamps will
come on automatically depending on the
steering angle, even if you did not switch on ei-
ther turn signal.
If the corner-illuminating front fog lamps came
on automatically, they will also go out automati-
cally depending on the steering angle.