Mercedes-Benz GL-Class: Operation - Light switch - Exterior lighting - Lights and windshield wipers - Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Owner's ManualMercedes-Benz GL-Class: Operation

1 Left-hand standing lamps

12 Right-hand standing lamps Left-hand standing lamps
23 Lights off/daytime running lamps Right-hand standing lamps
34 Automatic headlamp mode/daytime Lights off/daytime running lamps
4running lamps Automatic headlamp mode/daytime running lamps
5instrument cluster lighting Parking lamps, license plate and instrument cluster lighting
67 Vehicles without front fog lamps: Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
7rear fog lamp Vehicles without front fog lamps: rear fog lamp
7front Vehicles with front fog lamps: front fog lamp
8rear Vehicles with front fog lamps: rear fog lamp

The turn signals, high-beam headlamps and the high-beam flasher are operated using the combination switch.

lamps when you leave the vehicle. This Switch off the parking lamps and standing lamps when you leave the vehicle. This prevents the battery from discharging.

The exterior lighting (except the parking/ standing lamps) switches off automatically if you:

remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock
open the driver's door with the SmartKey in position 0

If you hear a warning tone when you leave the vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.

Turn the light switch to or.
or
If the rear fog lamp is switched on: press the light switch in to the stop.

    Low-beam headlamps
    ► To switch on the low-beam headlamps: turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to position 2 or start the engine. ► Turn the light switch to . The indicator lamp in the instru ...

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    Switching on DISTRONIC, storing andmaintaining the current speed
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