Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 42

Ligh ts and Vi s ion
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high beams on
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high beams off or headlight flasher
The
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ind icator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
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WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
wh ich increases the risk of an accident. For
this reason, on ly use the high beams or the
head light f lashe r when they will not create
glare for other drivers .
Headlight assistant
Applies to: vehicles with headlight assistant
The headlight assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround -
ing conditions .
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Fig. 36 Turn s ig nal and hig h be am lever : turnin g he adlight
ass ist ant on/off
A sensor on the rearview mirror mou nt can detect
light sources from other road users . The high
beams switch on or off automatica lly depending
on the position of vehicles driving ahead and on-
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en-
vironmenta l and traffic conditions.
Individ ual segments of the headlights are sw itch -
ed on or off. The area in front of t he vehicle is
dimmed, while the remaining area is illuminated.
This allows for optima l lighting of the surround-
ing area wit hout causing glare for other drivers.
Activat ing headlight ass istant
Requirement: the light switch must be set to AU-
TO, the low beams must be switched on and the
headlight assistant must be switched on in the
Infotainment system
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.. To act ivate the headlight assistant, press the
lever forward @ . The ~ indicator light ap -
pears in the Infota inment system display and
the high beams switch on/off automatically .
The indicator light
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turns on if the high
beams were sw itched on .
Swi t ching the high beam s on / off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat-
ically as expected, you may switch them on or off
manually instead :
.. To switch the high beams on manua lly, press
the lever into position @ . The
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indicator
light turns on .
.. To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back @ . The headlight assistant is deact i-
vated .
Operating the headlight fl asher
.. Pull the lever back @ to operate the headlight
flashers when the headlight assistant is activat -
ed and the high beams are switched off. The
headlight assistan t remains active .
Mess age s in Infotainment dis play
Headlight ass istant : malfunction! See owne r's
manual
Drive t o an authorized Audi dealer or au t horized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have t he
malfunction corrected . You can sti ll switch the
high beams on or off manua lly.
Headlight assis tant : currently unavailable .
Camera view restricted due to surrounding s.
The came ra view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or deb ris.
The sensor is located between the inter ior rear -
view m irror and the w indshield . Do not place any
stickers in this a rea on the w indshield.
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WARNING
Headlight assistant is only intended to ass ist
the driver. The d river is st ill respons ible for
controlling the headlights and switching
them manually depending on light and visibi l-
ity conditions . It may be necessary to operate
them manually in s ituations such as: II--