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CaptainW116 - 30 Jul 2005 16:14 GMT

While spending a lot of time this morning in the front adding an
additional oil cooler,I finally noticed that my headlights have a black
selector switch on each headlight.Right side(standing in front)says
normal and left side,recklast.What is its function?It's a 76 450SE euro
in the event this info is needed!P.S. Noticed switches before,just
never knew their purpose or that they were selector switches!TIA

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Govert Schipperheijn - 30 Jul 2005 19:48 GMT

> While spending a lot of time this morning in the front adding an
> additional oil cooler,I finally noticed that my headlights have a black
> selector switch on each headlight.Right side(standing in front)says
> normal and left side,recklast.What is its function?It's a 76 450SE euro
> in the event this info is needed!P.S. Noticed switches before,just
> never knew their purpose or that they were selector switches!TIA

Are you sure the leftside doesn't read "Hecklast"? Hecklast is german,
translated directly it means "load at the back" ("heck" is the back of
the car and "last" means load). The selector is probably the switch to
tilt your headlights slightly downward so as not to blind your fellow
road users if your car is heavily loaded.

Govert
1980 200D

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Carl Schenke - 30 Jul 2005 21:02 GMT

They are indeed adjustments for aiming the headlights down slightly when the
car is fully loaded. On my
euro 1975 450SEL, this adjustment was accomplished by turning a thumbwheel
next to the headlight switch.
It operated off the car's vacuum system.

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CaptainW116 - 31 Jul 2005 05:37 GMT

Thanks guys! Yes,it is hecklast not recklast(sort of weathered in those
areas).

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