Sensitivity Of The High-Beam Assistant - BMW X5 Owner's Manual

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2. Press and hold the button on the turn signal
lever.
The indicator light in the instrument clus‐
ter is illuminated when the low beams are
switched on.
The headlights are automatically switched be‐
tween low beams and high beams.
The blue indicator light in the instrument
cluster lights up when the system
switches on the high beams.
Driving interruption with activated High-Beam
Assistant: the High-Beam Assistant remains acti‐
vated when driving continues.
The high-beam Assistant is deactivated when
manually switching the high beams on and off,
refer to page 139.
To reactivate the high-beam Assistant, press the
button on the turn signal lever.
Deactivating
Press and hold the button on the turn signal
lever.
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Sensitivity of the high-beam
Assistant
General information
The sensitivity of the high-beam Assistant can
be adjusted.
Safety information
WARNING
If adjustments have been made or the sensitiv‐
ity has been modified, oncoming traffic may be
momentarily blinded. There is a risk of an acci‐
dent. If adjustments have been made and the
sensitivity has been modified, make sure that
oncoming traffic is not momentarily blinded.
Switch off the high beams manually if required.
Adjusting the sensitivity
Pull the turn signal lever for approxi‐
mately 10 seconds. The system responds more
sensitively.
A Check Control message is displayed.
Resetting the sensitivity
Pull the turn signal lever again for approx. 10 sec‐
onds. The sensitivity of the high-beam Assistant
is reset to the factory settings.
System limits
The high-beam Assistant cannot serve as a sub‐
stitute for the driver's personal judgment of when
to use the high beams. In situation that require
this, therefore switch off manually.
The system is not fully functional in the following
situations, and driver intervention may be neces‐
sary:
▷ In very unfavorable weather conditions, such
as fog or heavy precipitation.
▷ When detecting poorly-lit road users such as
pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and