Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 115)

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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
operate with the engine running and with
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position
B ( ୴ page 109)
or
ț the exterior lamp switch in
position
U ( ୴ page 109)
or
ț the daytime running lamp mode
activated (
୴ page 111)
Driving forward
Switching on corner-illuminating front
fog lamps
̈ Switch on the left or right turn signal
(
୴ page 55), depending on whether
you are turning left or right.
The respective front fog lamp comes on
and illuminates the area in the
direction into which you are turning.
or
̈ Turn the steering wheel in the desired
direction.
The front fog lamp on the side of your
steering direction comes on.
i Corner-illuminating front fog lamps are not
available for the following models:
ț SLK 280 and SLK 350 without Bi-Xenon*
headlamps
ț SLK 280 and SLK 350 with Sport Package*
ț SLK 55 AMG
i With automatic headlamp mode activated:
Corner-illuminating front fog lamps will only
come on in low ambient lighting conditions.
i If you are driving faster than
25 mph (40 km/h) or have the front fog lamps
switched on, the corner-illuminating front fog
lamps function is not available.
i If you have switched on the turn signal for
one side but turn the steering wheel in the
opposite direction, the corner-illuminating front
fog lamp the corner-illuminating lamp comes on
for the side indicated by the turn signal.
The corner-illuminating front fog lamp remains lit
for a maximum of 3 minutes. Afterwards, it goes
out even if the turn signal is still switched on.
i 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.
i 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 automati-
cally depending on the steering angle.