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My GLK was picked up today but I am perplexed at it's lighting setup. In the two attached pix, I have placed arrows illustrating one questionable light (looks like a bright halogen bulb) and another within a cylindrical plastic tube. My manual is in French (not my native tongue) and the google translations used are not clear enough for me. Thanks in advance.
Looks like you a lighting package on your car.
The light from picture 1 is corner light.
It will turn on when you turn on the signal or goes around the corner at low speed.
Btw, it's not a stupid question at all.
Thx BLE2716. I did not know cornering lights existed. So do you think cornering lights are more for slow manoeuvres like parking opposed to driving at faster speeds like highways? Is the second shot showing my highbeams as there is no difference to my eyes when he light stalk is pushed for high beam or not.
First light assists with cornering and illuminates when you turn the steering wheel. It's a lot simpler, cheaper and more elegant to implement from an engineering standpoint than adaptive HIDs where the whole assembly has to move.
The "running" light is also a fill-in light to fill in the areas close to the vehicle that are not illuminated by the Bi's. This has been around since early 2000's when MB when to the Bi Xenon's with the mechanical low beam cutoff.
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