BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual page 167

The cornering light is activated automatically de‐
pending on the steering angle or use of the turn
indicators.
The cornering light may be activated automati‐
cally when driving in reverse, irrespective of the
steering angle.
Roundabout light
Shortly before driving onto a roundabout, the
cornering light on both sides is switched on. The
edge of the road is better illuminated. Shortly be‐
fore leaving a roundabout, the cornering light on
both sides is switched off again.
Adaptive headlight beam
throw adjustment
The adaptive headlight beam throw adjustment
compensates for acceleration and braking ma‐
noeuvres to prevent oncoming vehicles from be‐
ing dazzled and to ensure optimum illumination
of the road.
High-beam assistance
Principle
High-beam assistance detects other road users
early on and activates or deactivates the high
beam depending on the traffic situation.
General
High-beam assistance ensures that the high-
beam headlights are switched on when the traffic
situation allows. The high-beam headlights are
not switched on by the system in the low speed
range.
The system responds to the lighting from on‐
coming traffic and traffic driving ahead of you,
and to ambient lighting, for example in built-up
areas.
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Lights
The high-beam headlights can be switched on
and off manually at any time.
If the vehicle is equipped with dazzle-free high-
beam assistance, the high-beam headlights are
not switched off for oncoming vehicles or vehi‐
cles driving ahead of you; instead, the areas of
the beam that would otherwise dazzle the on‐
coming traffic or traffic driving ahead are masked
off. In this case, the blue indicator lamp contin‐
ues to illuminate.
If the headlights are converted, see page 168,
high-beam assistance may only function to a
limited extent.
Activating/deactivating
Switch position:
Press the button on the turn indicator lever.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low-beam
headlights are switched on.
The system will switch automatically between
low-beam and high-beam headlights.
The blue indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster illuminates if the high beam is
switched on by the system.
High-beam assistance is deactivated by switch‐
ing the high beams on and off manually, see
page 131.
To reactivate high-beam assistance, press the
button on the turn indicator lever.
CONTROLS
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