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Didjabringabeer

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Hello to one and all. I collected my Used Mercedes last Friday. It is a C Class CDI 220 manual on a '57 plate (December). Excuse my Ignorance but should the Symbols around the light switch on the Dash to the right of the Steering Wheel be illuminated ?? The selector that you use to select Driving,Fog Parking Etc is,but it seems crazy to have an illuminated arrow pointing to nothing in the dark !!! Could it be something as simple as something in the "Settings" menu,or a fuse maybe.??? (I am having a nightmare trying to get a workshop manual ! )
 

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Hello and welcome, these switches are not illuminated. You will soon get used to it, the first position is auto lights on.
 

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Welcome!
+1 As above.
- I have my lights set to auto and I can't remember the last time I used the switch!
 

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Welcome to the MBO forum :D
 

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Hi and welcome. Didn't even know it wasn't illuminated, like davemercedes I just leave it on Auto and forget about it :)
 

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.... The selector that you use to select Driving,Fog Parking Etc is,but it seems crazy to have an illuminated arrow pointing to nothing in the dark !!! ....

Stupid isn't it ..... and the tell tale for your lights points at your knee ...ish If there's a tell tale for the lights on, then surely MB should have put it on the dash somewhere
 

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It annoys me that when the lights are set to auto you don't know if they are on or off (except in really poor light situations obviously)...a symbol in the dash might have been useful.
 

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It annoys me that when the lights are set to auto you don't know if they are on or off (except in really poor light situations obviously)...a symbol in the dash might have been useful.

There is an illuminated symbol on the dash on my 12 plate car so MB appear to have addressed this
 
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There is an illuminated symbol on the dash on my 12 plate car so MB appear to have addressed this

Mines nearer to Didjabringabeer's age and I have certainly got a 'Lights on' symbol on the dash. :)
 

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Quote: Originally Posted by Naraic
It annoys me that when the lights are set to auto you don't know if they are on or off (except in really poor light situations obviously)...a symbol in the dash might have been useful.

There is an illuminated symbol on the dash on my 12 plate car so MB appear to have addressed this

On my S203 there's a green symbol (next to the position where the blue "main beam" symbol will appear.
 

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Both our cars have a symbol to indicate the lights are on for both Hi and Low beam, but no illumination on the switch itself. I too leave the switch on auto, never been good at multi tasking :lol:
It is a pain though when I out in the old cars and you leave the lights on :roll:
 

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The MB will warn you if you exit leaving the lights on.
 

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Mines nearer to Didjabringabeer's age and I have certainly got a 'Lights on' symbol on the dash. :)

My R Class is the same age but that just has the tell tale on the switch. My 08 Smart has a tell tale on the dash binacle
 

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I have a symbol in the dash on my 58 plate if the lights are on. And my dial is illuminated if the switch is not set to auto.
 

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Quote: Originally Posted by Naraic
It annoys me that when the lights are set to auto you don't know if they are on or off (except in really poor light situations obviously)...a symbol in the dash might have been useful.

On my S203 there's a green symbol (next to the position where the blue "main beam" symbol will appear.

Ooops - sorry... I made a mistaik
The green light symbol is in the speedo but the blue main beam symbol comes up in the rev counter.
 


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