Lights; Automatic Headlight Control - BMW X5 Owner's Manual

CONTROLS

Lights

Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems. When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
Lights and lighting
Switches in the vehicle
The light switch element is located next to the
steering wheel.
Symbol Function
Front fog lights.
Night Vision, refer to page 194.
Lights off.
Daytime running lights.
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Lights
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Symbol Function
Parking lights.

Automatic headlight control.

Adaptive light functions.
Low beams.
Instrument lighting.
Right roadside parking light.
Left roadside parking light.
Automatic headlight
control
Concept
The low beams are switched on and off automat‐
ically depending on the ambient brightness, for
instance in tunnels, in twilight or if there is pre‐
cipitation.
General information
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be switched on.
If the low beams are switched on manually, the
automatic headlight control is deactivated.
Activating
Press the button on the light switch ele‐
ment.