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Clear vision
Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
In the
"AUTO"
position, a light sensor auto-
matically switches the head - and taillights on
and off in response to light conditions .
Fig. 56
Instrument pane l: light switch
The light sw itch must not be overturned past
the stops in either direction.
Switching on automatic headlight control
.,. Turn the light switch to AUTO ¢
fig.
56.
Switching on the side marker lights
... Turn the light switch to
:o o:.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
... Turn the light switch to
tD.
... Push the high beam lever forward towards
the instrument panel¢
page 63 .
Switching off the lights
... Turn the light switch to 0.
The headlights only work when t he ignition is
switched on. While start ing the engine or
when switching off the ignition, the head-
lights will go off and on ly the side marker
lights will be on .
After starting the engine, the headlights are
automatically adjusted * to the load and angle
of the vehicle (for example, during accelera-
tion, braking). This prevents oncoming traff ic
from experiencing unnecessary headlight
glare from your headlights.
If the system is not ope rating properly, a
warn ing symbol in the Auto-Check Control is
displayed
¢
page 36.
With the side marker lights or headlights
switched on, the symbol next to the light
switch illuminates
:oo : .
Daytime running lights
- USA models: The daytime running lights
will come on automatically whe n the igni-
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢
fig.
56 is in the O position or the AUTO po-
sition (only in daylight conditions). The Day-
time running lights function can be turned
on and off in the MMI menu Exterior light-
ing c>
page 61.
- Canada models: The daytime running lights
will come on automatically when the igni-
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢
fig.
56 is in the O position or the AUTO po -
sition (only in daylight condit ions) ¢
.&. .
Automatic headlight control
In the switch position AUTO the automatic
headlight control is turned on. The low
beams and tail lights are turned on automati-
cally through a light sensor as soon as ambi-
ent brightness (e.g . when driving into
a
tun-
nel) fa lls below
a
value preset at the factory .
When ambient brightness increases again,
the low beams are turned off again automati-
cally ¢
A .
In the AUTO position the low beams are
switched off automatically when the ign ition
is turned off.
Light Sensor Malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction , the
driver is notified in the inst rument cluster dis-
play:
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Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanently with the sw itch in AUTO.
However, you can conti nue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch . Have the
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