Mercedes Benz 2009 M-Class User Manual

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Controls in detail
Lighting
Driving forward
Switching on corner-illuminating front 
fog lamps
Switch on the left or right turn signal 
(
page 60), depending on whether 
you are turning left or right.
The respective front fog lamp comes on 
and illuminates the area in the direc-
tion into which you are turning.
or
Turn steering wheel in desired direc-
tion.
The front fog lamp on the side of your 
steering direction comes on.
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 
making the turn, the turn signal and the 
corner-illuminating front fog lamps can be 
switched off by returning the combination 
switch to its original position.
Driving rearward
Switching on corner-illuminating front 
fog lamps
Shift the automatic transmission to 
reverse gear R (
page 187).
The corner-illuminating front fog lamp 
opposite to your steering direction 
comes on.
Switching off corner-illuminating front 
fog lamps
Shift the automatic transmission to a 
gear other than reverse gear R 
(
page 187).
The respective corner-illuminating 
front fog lamp goes out.
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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.
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The corner-illuminating front fog lamps will 
come on automatically depending on the steer-
ing angle and vehicle speed, 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 automatically 
depending on the steering angle and vehicle 
speed.
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There may be a brief delay before the 
corner-illuminating front fog lamps switch off.