high beam MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK 2008 Owners Manual

4One-touch gearshifting.
....................93
Program selector button ...................94
Trailer towing. ................................... 95
Working on the vehicle .....................95
AUTOTRONIC
Releasing the parking lock man-
ually. ............................................... 243
Axle load, maximum permissible
..................................................... 287, 288B
Backrest Removing/fitting. ........................... 151
Bag hook............................................. 157
Ball coupling Fitting ............................................. 186
Removing....................................... .190
BAS (Brake Assist)............................... 55
Battery Changing (key).. .............................. 244
Charging. ........................................ 265
Checking (key). ............................... 244
Check lamp (key). ........................... 244
Disconnecting ................................. 264
Display message ............................. 213
Jump-starting. ................................. 266
Maintenance (vehicle)..................... 263
Reconnecting.................................. 266
Removing/fitting. ........................... 265
Vehicle battery. .............................. 263Belt force limiters
Activation.......................................... 37
Belt height adjustment ........................74
Belt tensioners Activation.......................................... 37
Belt warning.......................................... 74
Bonnet Bonnet catch .................................. 172
Opening/closing ............................ 171
Bonnet release lever
Release leve r.................................. 171
Brake Assist
see BAS
Brake fluid .......................................... 299
Display message ............................. 214
Brake lamps
Adaptive............................................ 56
Display message ............................. 217
Brakes
Parking brake................................... .89
Warning lamp..................................2 26
Brake system
Display message ............................. 213
Bulb
see Lamp
Bulbs
Brake lamp. .................................... 249
Cornering light. ............................... 247
Dipped-beam headlamps ................247
Licence plate lamp.......................... 250 Main-beam headlamps
...................247
Overview. ........................................ 245
Parking lamp.................................. .247
Replacing............................... .246, 248
Side lamp....................................... .247
Tail lamp ......................................... 249
Turn signal lamp. ....................248, 249 C
Calling up a malfunction see Message memory menu
Care..................................................... 192
Automatic car wash. .......................193
Exhaust tail pipes............................ 196
Headlamps. .................................... 194
High-pressure cleaners. ..................193
Parktronic. ...................................... 196
Plastic trim. .................................... 195
Rear window. .................................. 194
Side windows.................................. 194
Trailer tow hitch. ............................. 196
CD player/CD changer
Operating (on-board computer)
....................................................... 103
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter). ............................................. 110
Key. .................................................. 60
Central locking/unlocking button ......61 Index
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Lights
76R
you have set the seat angle so that your
thighs are gently supported
R you can depress the pedals properly
R you have adjusted the head restraint so
that the back of your head is supported
at eye level by the central area of the
head restraint
X Check whether steering wheel 1is adjus-
ted properly (Y page 69).
Make sure that:
R you can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R you can move your legs freely
R you can see all the displays in the instru-
ment cluster clearly
X Check whether you have fastened seat belt
2 properly (Y page 72).
It should:
R fit snugly across your body
R be routed across the middle of your
shoulder
R routed in your pelvic area across the hip
joints Lights
Light switch
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you drive with the lights switched
on even during the daytime. In some coun-
tries, daytime operation of headlamps varies
due to legal and voluntary requirements. In
these countries, the constant headlamp
mode is automatically switched on when the
engine is started.
i If you drive in countries in which traffic
drives on the opposite side of the road to
the country where the vehicle is registered,
oncoming traffic may be dazzled by the
asymmetrical dipped-beam headlamps.
Have the headlamps changed to symmet-
rical dipped beam when driving in these
countries. You can obtain information
about this from any Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. $
a
Left-hand parking lamp
% g
Right-hand parking lamp 8
& M
Lights off/constant headlamp mode
( U
Automatic headlamp mode/con-
stant headlamp mode
) C
Side lamps, licence plate and instru-
ment lighting
* B
Dipped-beam headlamps or main-
beam headlamps
, ¥
foglamps*
. †
Rear foglamp
i The exterior lighting (except for side
lamps and parking lamps) automatically
switches off when you remove the key from
the ignition lock or open the driver's door
8 You must turn the light switch beyond its resistance point when turning it from the Mposition to the gposition. Controls
* optional
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Display
messages 218 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
. 3rd brake lamp Vehicles with the lights and visibility pack-
age*: the third brake lamp is faulty. The
display message will only appear if all
LEDs are faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. . Main-beam left
or
Main-beam right Vehicles with light and visibility pack-
age*: the left-hand or right-hand high
beam is faulty. X
Halogen headlamp: replace the bulbs
(Y page 244).
X Bi-xenon headlamp*: visit a qualified special-
ist workshop. . Licence plate lamp Vehicles with the lights and visibility pack-
age*: the left-hand or right-hand licence
plate lamp is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. . Switch off lights The light is switched on when you leave
the vehicle. X
Turn the light switch to MorU.
or
X If the rear foglamp is switched on: press the
light switch in to the stop. . Foglamp left
or
Foglamp right Vehicles with the lights and visibility pack-
age*: the left-hand or right-hand fog-
lamp* is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. . Rear foglamp Vehicles with the lights and visibility pack-
age*: the rear foglamp is faulty. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Practical advi
ce
* optional
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