Lights - BMW X5 M Owner's Manual

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Lights

Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
Overview
Switches in the vehicle
The light switch elements is located next to the
steering wheel.
Light functions
Symbol Function
Front fog lights
Automatic headlight control
Adaptive Light Control
Lights off
Daytime running lights
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Symbol Function
Parking lights
Low beams
Instrument lighting
Parking lights, cornering
lights and roadside parking
lights
General information
Position of switch:
If the driver door is opened with the ignition
switched off, the exterior lighting is automati‐
cally switched off at these switch settings.
Parking lights
Position of switch:
The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.
Do not use the parking lights for extended pe‐
riods; otherwise, they might drain the battery
and it would then be impossible to start the en‐
gine.
When parking, switch on the one-sided road‐
side parking lamp, refer to page 105.
Low beams
Position of switch:
The low beams light up when the ignition is
switched on.
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