2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON lights

Exterior lighting
Note
s on adjusting the lights when driving
abroad Ve
hicles with halogen or static LED head‐
lamps: it is not necessa ryto con vert the head‐
lamps. The legal requ irements are also met in
countries in which traf fic drives on theot her
side of thero ad.
Ve hicles with Intelligent Light Sy stem: before
crossing the border into count ries in which traf‐
fi c drives on theot her side of thero ad, it is nec‐
essary tocon vert the headlamps tosymmetrical
low beam (/ page133).
On ce the headlamps ha vebeen con verted:
R Oncoming tra ffic will not be dazzled
R The edge of thero ad will not be illuminated
as far or as high
R The "mo torw ay mode" and "enhanced fog
light" functions will not be available
The headlamps must be reset toasymm etrical
low beam when youre turn from ab road. Information about lighting sy
stems and your
re sponsibility The
various lighting sy stems of theve hicle are
only aids. The driver of theve hicle is responsible
fo r cor rect vehicle illumination in accordance
with the pr evailing light and visibility conditions,
legal requirements and traf fic situation. Light switch
Ope
rating light switches 1
W Left-hand pa rking lights
2 X Right-hand parking lights
3 T Standing lights and licence plate light‐
ing
4 Ã Automatic driving lights (prefer red light
switch position) Light and sight
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5
L Low beam/high beam
6 R Switches there ar fog lamp on/off
When low beam is activated, theT indicator
lamp forth est anding lights will be deactivated
and replaced bytheL low- beam indicator
lamp. #
Alw ays park your vehicle safely using suf fi‐
cient lighting, in acco rdance with there le‐
va nt le galst ipulations.
* NO
TEBattery discharging byoperating
th est anding lights Operating
thest anding lights over a period of
hours puts a stra in on the batter y. #
Where possible, switch on the
ri ght X or left Wparking light. If
th e battery is insuf ficiently charge d, thest and‐
ing lights or parking lights will be swit ched off
automatically tofacilitate the next engine start. The
exterior lighting (e xcept standing and park‐
ing lights) will swit choff automatically when the
driver's door is opened.
R Obser vethe no tes on sur round lighting
(/ page 134).
Au tomatic driving lights function
The standing lights, low beam and daytime run‐
ning lights are switched on au tomatically
depending on the ignition status and the light
conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident when the
dipped beam is switched off in poor visi‐
bility
When the light switch is set toà ,the
dipped beam may not be switched on auto‐
matically if there is fog, snow or other causes
of poor visibility such as spr ay. #
In such cases, turn the light switch to
L . The automatic driving lights are only an aid.
Yo u
are responsible forve hicle lighting. Switching
there ar fog lights on or off
Re quirements:
R The light switch is in theL orà posi‐
tion. #
Press the R button.
Please obser vethe count ry-specific la wsonthe
use of rear fog lamps.
Ad justing the headlamp range (vehicles with
halogen headla mps)
The headlamp range adjus ter allows youto
adjust the cone of light from the headlamps in
re lation totheve hicle's load condition. 12 6
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g
Driver's seat and front passenger seat occu‐
pied
1 Driver's seat, front passenger seat and rear
seats occupied
2 Driver's seat, front passenger seat and rear
seats occupied, boot laden
3 Driver's seat and front passenger seat occu‐
pied and maximum permissible rear axle
load utilised #
Turn the headlamp range adjus terto the
position that cor responds tothe load condi‐
tion of your vehicle. Operating
the combination switch for the
lights 1
High beam
2 Turn signal light, right 3
Headlamp flashing
4 Turn signal light, left #
Use the combination switch toactivate the
desired function.
Switching on high beam #
Turn the light switch totheL orÃ
position. #
Push the combination switch be yond the
point of resis tance in the direction of ar row
1 .
When the high beam is activated, the indica‐
to r lamp for low beam Lwill be deactiva‐
te d and replaced bythe indicator lamp for
high beam K.
Switching off high beam #
Movethe combination switch back toits
st arting position.
Headla mpflashing #
Pull the combination switch in the direction
of ar row3. Light and sight
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Tu
rn signal light #
Toindicate briefl y:push the combination
switch briefly tothe point of resis tance in the
direction of ar row2or4.
The cor responding turn signal light will flash
th re e times. #
Toindicate permanentl y:push the combi‐
nation switch be yond the point of resis tance
in the direction of ar row2or4. Ac
tivating/deactivating the hazard warning
lights #
Press button 1.
The hazard warning lights will switch on auto‐
matically if:
R the airbag has been deplo yed.
R theve hicle is heavily braked from a speed of
more than 70 km/h toast andstill. When
you pull away again, the hazard warning
light sy stem will switch off automatically at
appr oximately 10km/h. You can also swit choff
th e hazard warning light sy stem using but‐
to n1. Ad
aptive functions, MULTIBEAM LED Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The MULTIBEAM LED headlamps adapt tothe
driving and weather situation and pr ovide exten‐
ded functions for impr oved illumination of the
ro ad.
The sy stem comprises thefo llowing functions:
R Active headla mps (/ page129)
R Cornering light (/ page129)
R Motorw ay mode (/ page129)
R Enhanced fog light function (/ page130)
R Adversewe ather light (/ page130)
R City lighting (/ page130)
Sy stem limits
R The sy stem is active only when it is dar k.12 8
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R
the GPS
The function is not active in thefo llowing cases:
R at speeds below 80 km/h.
Enhanced fog light function
The enhanced fog light function reduces self-
dazzling and impr ovesth e illumination of the
edge of the car riag ewa y. The function is automatically activated under
the
fo llowing conditions:
R Atspeeds below 70 km/h and when there ar
fo g light is switched on. The function is automatically deactivated under
th
efo llowing conditions:
R Atspeeds abo ve100 km/h af ter activation.
R When there ar fog light is switched off.
% You can activate the enhanced fog light func‐
tion up toa speed of 100 km/h byswitching
on there ar fog light.
Fu nction of the ad versewe ather light
The adverse weather light reduces reflections in
ra iny conditions bydimming individual LEDs in
th e headlamps. This reduces glare forth e driver
and other road users.
The city lighting function
City lighting impr oves the illumination of road‐
sides in urban areas using a broad distribution of
light.
The function is active in thefo llowing cases:
R Atlow speeds
R In illuminated parts of urban areas Switching
the Intelligent Light Sy stem
on/off
Re quirements:
R The ignition is switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings
5 Intell. Light System #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist function &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist does not react to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier 13 0
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Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus function &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus does not
re act to:
R road users without lights, e.g. pedes‐
trians
R road users with poor lighting, e.g. cyclists
R road users whose lighting is obstructed,
e.g. bya bar rier
On very rare occasions, Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Plus may failto recognise other road
users with their own lighting, or may recog‐
nise them too late.
In these, or in similar situations, the auto‐
matic high beam will not be deactivated or
will be activated despite the presence of
ot her road users. #
Alw ays obser vethero ad and traf fic
conditions carefully and switch off the
high beam in good time. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus cannot take into
account road, weather or traf fic conditions.
De tection may be restricted in thefo llowing
cases:
R In poor visibilit y,e.g. fog, heavy rain or snow
R ifth ere is dirt on the sensors or the sensors
are obscured
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus is on lyan aid.
Yo u are responsible for adju sting theve hicle's
lighting tothe pr evailing light, visibility and traf‐
fi c conditions. Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus automatically
swit ches between thefo llowing types of light:
R Low beam
R Partial high beam
R High beam
R ULTRA RANGE Highbeam 13 2
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Setting
the sur round lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings
5 Locator lighting #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
If th e sur round lighting is swit ched on, theex te‐
ri or lighting remains lit for 40 seconds af terthe
ve hicle is unloc ked. When youstart theve hicle,
th e sur round lighting is deactivated and the
automatic driving lights are activated. Interior lighting
Ad
justing the in terior lighting Fr
ont overhead control panel 1
p Front left reading lamp
2 | Automatic interior lighting control
3 c Front interior lighting
4 u Rear interior lighting
5 p Front right reading lamp #
Toswitch on/off: press button1–5
accordingly. Control panel in
thegr ab handle 1
p Rear reading lamp #
Toswitch on/off: press button1. Ad
justing the ambient lighting Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ Light settings
5 Ambient lighting
Setting the colour #
Select Colour. #
Set a colour. 134
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Ta
il lamps 1
Turn signal light: PY 21W bulb
2 Reversing light: W 16W bulb Changing
the front bulbs (vehicles with halo‐
ge n headla mps) Fi
tting/ removing the co ver in the front
wheel ar ch
Re quirements:
R The lighting sy stem is switched off.
R The appropriate front wheel is turned
inwa rds. #
Toremo ve:using a suitable object, turn the
two mounts 1ofthe co ver2 in an anti-
clockwise direction as far as they will go. #
Remo vethe unloc ked co ver2 from the
wheel ar chliner bypulling it upwards. #
Tofit: inse rtco ver 2 at bottom of the wheel
ar ch liner. #
Using a suitable object, turn the two mounts
1 ofthe co ver2 in clockwise direction as
fa r as they will go.
Re placing bulbs in the halo gen headla mp
Re quirements:
The lighting sy stem is switched off.
Low beam/high beam
R A H7 55 W light bulb is available.
R The bonnet is open.
Tu rn signal lights:
R A PWY 24W light bulb is available.
R The co ver in the front wheel ar chhas been
re mo ved. 13 6
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