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127 Controls in detail
Steering wheel adjustment
3
\3 Steering wheel adjustment
The lever for adjusting the steering col-
umn is under the steering wheel.
Warning
G
Only adjust the steering wheel when the
vehicle is stationary. Only drive with the
steering wheel locked in position.
An incorrectly secured steering wheel
could make it more difficult to steer the
vehicle safely, since the height and fore-
and-aft adjustment could move out of po-
sition when the steering wheel is turned.
You could lose control of the vehicle as a
result, cause an accident and injure your-
self and others.
Warning
G
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could become trapped if
they try to adjust the steering column.
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128 Controls in detailSteering wheel adjustment
3
1Steering column fore-and-aft adjustment
2Steering column height
3Lever
\1
Swing lever
3
down to the stop.
The steering wheel is unlocked.
\1
Move the steering wheel to the de-
sired position.
\1
Pull lever
3
up to the stop.
The steering wheel is locked again.
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131 Controls in detail
Lighting
3
Switching on the low-beam head-
lamps
\1
Turn light switch to
B
.
The
B
indicator lamp in the in-
strument cluster lights up.
Switching on the high-beam head-
lampsThe combination switch is located on
the left of the steering wheel.
1High-beam headlamps
2Headlamp flasher\1
Turn key to position
1 in ignition lock
(
\2
page 111).
\1
Turn light switch to
B
.
U
Automatic headlamp control*
M
Lights off
C
Parking lamps, license plate
and instrument lighting on
B
Low-beam headlamps on
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132 Controls in detailLighting
3
\1
Press combination switch forward 1
.
The indicator lamp
A
in the in-
strument cluster lights up.
Headlamp flasher
\1
Turn key to position
1 in ignition lock
(
\2
page 111).
\1
Pull combination switch briefly in
direction
2
.
Constant headlamp mode*On vehicles with steering wheel buttons,
you can set constant headlamp mode
(\2
page 171). This does not apply to
countries in which there is a legal re-
quirement to use constant headlamp
mode.
\1
Turn light switch to
M
.
The low-beam headlamps, parking
lamps and license plate lamp are
switched on when the engine is
running.
The
B
indicator lamp in the in-
strument cluster lights up.
Automatic headlamp control*The parking lamps, low-beam head-
lamps and license plate lamp are
switched on automatically when the
brightness of ambient light falls below a
predetermined level.
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133 Controls in detail
Lighting
3
\1
Turn light switch to
U
.The parking lamps are switched on /
off automatically when the key is in
position
1 (\2
page 111) in the igni-
tion lock.
The parking lamps, low-beam head-
lamps and license plate lamp are
switched on / off automatically when
the engine is running, depending on
the ambient light conditions.
Only use manual headlamp mode when
you are driving in countries where driv-
ing with the low-beam headlamps
switched on is required by law.
\1
In this case, turn the light switch to B
.
Warning
G
If the light switch is atU:
\4the headlamps could switch off tem-
porarily due to extreme glare, e.g.
from oncoming traffic
\4the lights do not switch on automati-
cally in foggy conditions
Set the light switch to B. Otherwise
you are endangering yourself and others.
Continued
Warning (Continued)
G
If it is dark, only turn the light switch from
U toB when the vehicle is station-
ary. You could otherwise cause an acci-
dent if the headlamps were to switch off
briefly.
Automatic headlamp mode is only a driv-
ing aid. You are responsible for the vehi-
cle’s lighting at all times.
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137 Controls in detail
Lighting
3
Standard front interior lighting1To switch on the interior lighting
2Automatic control
3To switch off the interior lighting
Front interior lighting with overhead
control panel*1
To switch the left-hand reading lamp on / off
2To switch the right-hand reading lamp
on / off
3Right-hand reading lamp
4Interior lamp
5To switch automatic control on / off
6To switch the interior lighting on / off
7Left-hand reading lamp
Automatic controlThe front interior lighting (but not the
rear interior lamps) comes on if you:\4
unlock the vehicle
\4
open a door
\4
remove the key from the ignition lock
The front interior lighting switches off
again automatically.
\1To switch off:
press button
5
.
The interior lighting remains off even
if you open a door.
\1To switch on:
press button
5
.
The automatic function is activated. The
interior lighting switches on and off
again automatically.
Front interior lighting
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139 Controls in detail
Lighting
3
Rear interior lamp with switch
1To switch on the rear interior lighting
2To switch off the rear interior lighting
3Automatic control
Switching the convenient rear interi-
or lighting* on/offOn panel vans / crewbuses equipped
with the convenient rear interior lighting,
the rear interior lighting master control
switch is between the steering wheel
and the ignition lock.There is a switch on each rear interior
lamp, which can be used to switch the
lamp concerned on / off separately, re-
gardless of the position of the master
control switch.
iThe rear interior lamps switch off au-
tomatically after 20 minutes if a slid-
ing door or rear door is open.
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140 Controls in detailLighting
3
Rear interior lighting master control
switch
1To switch on the rear interior lighting
2Automatic control
3To switch off the rear interior lighting\1To switch on:
press upper part
1
of
the switch.
The rear interior lamps are switched
on when the switches on the rear in-
terior lamps (
\2
page 139) are not in
Off
position
2
.
\1To switch off:
press lower part
3
of
the switch.
All rear interior lamps are switched
off regardless of the position of the
switch on the rear interior lamp.
Automatic control
\1To switch on:
set the rear interior
lighting master control switch to
position
2
.
If the switch on the rear interior lamps
(
\2
page 139) is set to automatic control
3
, the rear interior lamps come on
when you:
\4
open a door
\4
unlock the vehicle
iThe rear interior lamps switch off au-
tomatically after 20 minutes, even if
the switches on the rear interior
lamps (
\2
page 139) are in the On po-
sition
1
.
If you wish to reactivate the rear inte-
rior lamps, you must:
\4
open a door
\4
switch on the ignition again
\4
set the rear interior lighting mas-
ter control switch to position
2
again.
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