2012 E350 fog light quesiton
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2012 E350 fog light quesiton
i just bought a brand new 2012 E350 fully loaded. My fog LED lights on the bottom are only on when my headlights are on in the night?? My headlights are projectors but they are white not blue. Is there anyway i can make my LED fog lights run in the day time only??
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Thanks please let me know
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Not sure about the 2012, but is there a button on the left side of the headlight dial? If so, press it...LED fogs will be on during the day.
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i did press it and they do not turn on during the day, they only turn on during the night. do u have to move my light switch from automatic to off and just fogs maybe ? someone help
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turn on the driving lights...it's an option that you can change..check the manual. Don't use the rear fog light switch (to the left of the light rotary switch on the dash) which also lights your drivers side tail light and your dash lights.
The headlights are white by design because you see better with white light than with blue light.
The headlights are white by design because you see better with white light than with blue light.
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If you leave your headlights in the ON position, the button to the left of the headlight switch should toggle your LED's on and off.
They do in my 2012.
The US vehicles may be wired differently from my CDN one though. We have mandatory daytime running lights (the LED's), so they are always on unless you turn them off manually with that switch.
I hope this helps.
They do in my 2012.
The US vehicles may be wired differently from my CDN one though. We have mandatory daytime running lights (the LED's), so they are always on unless you turn them off manually with that switch.
I hope this helps.
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i just bought a brand new 2012 E350 fully loaded. My fog LED lights on the bottom are only on when my headlights are on in the night?? My headlights are projectors but they are white not blue. Is there anyway i can make my LED fog lights run in the day time only??
Thanks please let me know
Thanks please let me know
My fog lights (perhaps yours too) which are used for foggy situations are not the LED lights and are not found in the bumpers like typical cars. The fog lights are located beside the headlamp at the same level but toward the middle of the car. The fog lights do not turn on automatically but can be switched on by pressing (not turning) the button on the left side of the lamp switch. However, whenever I turn on my fog lamps, my LED (DRLs) turn off. As such, the LED (DRLs) do not work in tandem with the fog lamps. If they do then I have yet to discover how they do.
Finally, your headlamps lamps are indeed white and not blue. Blue lights are higher intensity Xenons that are only sold aftermarket and fancied by those that add aftermarket bulbs. They are an exageration of factory xenon lamps. To my knowledge, there are no Mercedes vehicles with these type of blue bulbs. If there are then I have yet to see them.
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When activated through Comand and the main light switch is in "A" position, the DRL's will activate automatically in the daytime at full
intensity when the engine is turned on. At night or at other times when the headlights are on, the DRL's should also be on, but at reduced intensity.
The above is for vehicles with the P2 package. I'm not certain, but I've read that others who have the P1 package can't get the DRL's to function this way.
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Now I'm really confused!!
turn on the driving lights...it's an option that you can change..check the manual. Don't use the rear fog light switch (to the left of the light rotary switch on the dash) which also lights your drivers side tail light and your dash lights.
The headlights are white by design because you see better with white light than with blue light.
The headlights are white by design because you see better with white light than with blue light.
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New car owners who are not familiar with these always complain about them with dealers and some dealers actually don't know about them. Some even put them on both sides to satisfy the car owner and they end up looking like the brake lights are permanently on.
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The front fog lamps must be turned on first and then the rear fog lamp. You cannot turn on the rear fog lamp if the front fog lamp is not activated.
Not true any more, at least on e350's with P2...you can turn on the rear fog lights at any time
Not true any more, at least on e350's with P2...you can turn on the rear fog lights at any time
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My fog lights (perhaps yours too) which are used for foggy situations are not the LED lights and are not found in the bumpers like typical cars. The fog lights are located beside the headlamp at the same level but toward the middle of the car. The fog lights do not turn on automatically but can be switched on by pressing (not turning) the button on the left side of the lamp switch. However, whenever I turn on my fog lamps, my LED (DRLs) turn off. As such, the LED (DRLs) do not work in tandem with the fog lamps. If they do then I have yet to discover how they do.
It will be nice if there is a way to convert my Canadian W212 to US front lighting specs. On our cars, we simply don't even have the front fog button, only the rear.
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Wow! This was complicated..
On my E class it's like this:
The rear fog-light can be shut on and of with a button, the front fog-lights must not be on when the rear fog-light is on and wice versa.
Both front and rear fog light are shut on and of with two different buttons beside each others.
In the bumper furthest out are the daytime running lights (drl) and the other ones is the front fog-lights.
On my E class it's like this:
The rear fog-light can be shut on and of with a button, the front fog-lights must not be on when the rear fog-light is on and wice versa.
Both front and rear fog light are shut on and of with two different buttons beside each others.
In the bumper furthest out are the daytime running lights (drl) and the other ones is the front fog-lights.
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On Canadian cars, when I turn on the lights, we have the main head lights, the little small high beam lights dimmed (US fog lights), and the dimmed DRLs under the bumper all on. If I turn on the rear fogs, the dimmed DRLs shut off.
Complicated yes!
Complicated yes!
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Okay, so it's like this. The DRL on the 2012 E350 can be toggled on/off with the steering wheel buttons. This will allow them to be on constantly. When driving in the daytime they will be on and no other exterior lamps will be on. When the light sensor detects night time, the low beams will come on and the DRL will also stay on. You cannot have the DRL go off automatically when the head lamps come on. Pushing the fog light button to the left of the headlamp switch will actually turn off the DRL lights and turn on the rear fog lamp. Unless you have a P2 package car there are no front fog lamps. It can be confusing to switch the fog lamp button on and have the lower DRL light switch off and turn the fog lamp button off and have the DRL turn on again but that is how it is supposed to work.
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