Waynec1980

Hello chaps.

Can I say that I am glad to have found this forum.

I have just bought a 1999 C43 AMG with full history and it is perfect apart from one thing.

How do you get the spot lights on?

I have checked the bulbs and they are ok.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

Wayne

Oh I need to resize that picture

Vardar

Welcome to the forums!
Pull the light knob towards you gently.

Take care
enjoy your awesome vehicle!

Waynec1980

Hello Vardar and thanks for the welcome.

I have owned Mercedes since I was 17 now and straight away tried to turn the lights on the traditional way. However this just turns the fog lights on within the headlight cluster under the Xenons not the ones on the bottom of the bumper.
I am puzzled how I can turn them on.

Thanks

Wayne

steve s

pull it out some more, to second notch

StapleGun

I dunno how Euro-spec cars are wired, what vardar indicated is correct. On US-spec autos the second notch activates the rear fog on the left rear.

stox

I think the C43's are identical to the C36's. Pulling out the light switch knob to the first notch will turn on the fog lights located next to the headlights. Pulling out to the second notch will turn on the fog lights in the lower bumper and the rear fog light.

StapleGun

Nope, on my C43 - it's just like V's. The first detent is the fogs on the bumper, the second activates the REAR fog lamp and the orange 'pip' light on the switch itself.

hangup

correct me if i'm wrong, but as far as i know there are no foglights in the headlight assembly.
they took them out and stuck them into the bumper to make it look cool.
functionality suffered though, i think. i with i could easily re-enable the original lights to be able to use them too without too much re-wiring.

c55m8o

I think you can ... I looked in there and see the wiring. However I don't think you're supposed to if you have the Xenon lights in the headlight assembly. ...why that matter assuming it does (heat? power?) I'm not sure, or if you're not supposed to do it with the Halogens but could actually do it if you have Xenons.

ok, not very helpful ... all I know for sure is I see the wiring in there.

Waynec1980

Hello chaps.

Well I have to say I have tried everything. I have fog lights in the headlight assembly and they come on with the fog light switch. I have Xenons too but just cannot get the other fog lights to come on. I think I will just give up.

Wayne

StapleGun

I think a good idea would be to pull out the center strip on your bumper and see if they are even hooked up. Like I stated earlier, the US-spec models are wired to light up the bumper fogs when you engage the first detent on your light switch. The previous owner may have "tinkered" around and did some creative wiring.

Waynec1980

Thanks StapleGun have done as you suggested and as far as I can see they are wired up. I will look into it further and see if they are bypassed anywhere else.

Thankfully it is not a major problem.

hangup

i think it's great to have fog lights in the light assembly engaged, i bet they provide better lighting then those in the bumper.
just wondering, when you get out of the car do you see them engage (for about 30 seconds) as well?

spnslc

I have a new 2006 SL and I found the two fog lights in the front and ONE fog light in the rear left of the car. I thought maybe the right rear fog light was burned out. Why only one fog light on the left??!

hangup

i believe this is by design.
if they had two other drivers would think you are braking.
what are they supposed to think when they see one light i'm not sure
probably that you are braking and the right brake light is out

C43ing

The reason why c43's have another set of foglights in the headlights is because the non amg c class models dont have bumper foglights. We share the same headlights as them but they are not hooked up. The non xenon models of the amg have them as well. By the way HID bulbs do get very hot.

c55m8o

just an fyi ... I'm going to move to ram cold-air intake in the fog light's locations and I'll be hooking-up the fogs in the headlights. I just had my right lens replaced (was cracked) and my Indi Mech says all the wiring is there; just gotta hook it up. No worry about heat as I erroneously thought.

C43ing

Well it is pre-wired but where do these wires stop. The plug has a negative and positive then they go inside the headlamp. Is there a easy way to get them hooked up? Plus you cant just add the extra load if they are combined with the bumper fogs. I guess the only correct way is to run new relay, fuse and wires.