Headlights
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2012 S350 Bluetec 4Matic, Diamond White, P2
All the lights come on when I unlock it at night. I only have P1. I think the light switch has to be in the Auto position for this feature to work, but, I am not 100% sure about that.
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only the LED strip and inner city light come on.... headlights never came on with MB.
On the older MB's the inner city light and fog lights would come on when the headlight switch was in "Auto" and you pressed unlock.
On the older MB's the inner city light and fog lights would come on when the headlight switch was in "Auto" and you pressed unlock.
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A lot.
Nahh, if you go in the settings in the car, when you press the unlock button "ONCE" in the W212, the entire car would light up inside+outside, until one of the front doors are opened. In mine even if the back doors are opened, till the time the front doors are not opened the lights will not turn off, also because i have the side-mirrors open and close on unlocking and locking the car, maybe thats why...
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2010 E350 Luxury Sedan, Engine 272 (V6)
Look in the manual under set-up. The switch has to be in Auto, but you also have to have enabled one of the items under lighting. Forget which one off-hand, courtesy or entry or something like that.
Even with the P1, all the lights come on to include puddle lamps for outside mirrors.
Even with the P1, all the lights come on to include puddle lamps for outside mirrors.
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2020 G63, 2021 E450 All-Terrain Wagon
I believe that for 2011 models (up to 7/11 production), if you unlocked the car twice, all lights would come on.
However, for 2012, the programming has changed, so only the parking lamps and LED's come on.
I know because my neighbor's 2010 E350's headlights come on when unlocking the car, but mine or my other neighbor's 2012 don't.
However, for 2012, the programming has changed, so only the parking lamps and LED's come on.
I know because my neighbor's 2010 E350's headlights come on when unlocking the car, but mine or my other neighbor's 2012 don't.
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2016 SL400
Thanks everyone for your comments...but I checked with the dealership and one of there tech's and the headlights don't come on when you lock or unlock the vehicle. This is one of the changes they made for 2012 model. All lights come on except the headlight.
