High And Low Beam Headlights - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

High and low beam headlights

If the ignition is in mode II or when the engine is
started, the low beams are activated automati-
cally if the lighting ring is in position
dark conditions, the low beams will also be on if
the lighting ring is in the position.
Lighting ring
High beam flash
Continuous high beams
High beam flash
Pull the lever slightly toward the steering wheel.
The high beams illuminate until the lever is
released.
9 When the low beams are on.
10 Halogen headlights are not available on all models.
Continuous high beams
Continuous high beams are available if the light-
ing ring is turned to
high beams by moving the lever forward. Return
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to low beams by moving the lever toward the
steering wheel.
The symbol will illuminate in the instrument
panel when the high beams are on.
Active high beams
The active high beam system uses a camera at
the upper edge of the windshield to detect the
headlights of oncoming vehicles or the taillights
of a vehicle directly ahead. When this happens,
the headlights will automatically switch from high
beams to low beams.
When the camera no longer detects an
approaching vehicle or one that is ahead, your
headlights will switch back to high beams.
Vehicles with halogen headlights
When the camera no longer detects the head-
lights of an approaching vehicle or the taillights
of a vehicle ahead, your headlights will switch
back to high beams after several seconds.
Operation
Activate/deactivate this function by turning the
lighting ring past the
When released, the ring will automatically return
to the
9
or . Toggle to
If the active high beam function has not been
activated, switching between high and low beams
must be done manually.
A white symbol (
indicates that the function has been activated.
When the high beams are on, the symbol will
change to blue.
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will have to be done manually. However, the light
switch can remain in the
same applies if a message saying that the wind-
shield sensors are blocked and the symbol above
position to .
are displayed. The
happens.
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
position.
) in the instrument panel
NOTE
Keep the windshield in front of the cam-
era free of ice, snow, dirt, etc.
Do not mount or in any way attach any-
thing on the windshield that could
obstruct the camera.
If a message is displayed in the instru-
ment panel saying that active high
beams are temporarily unavailable,
switching between high and low beams
position. The
symbol will go out if this
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