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Clear
vision
Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on/off
Fig. 52 Instr um e nt pane l: light switch (automat ic
head· and ta illight control)
Switching on the side marker lights
• Turn the light switch to
:oo:.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
• Turn the light switch to ;D .
• Push the high beam lever forwa rd towards
the instrument panel ~ page
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Switching off the lights
• Turn the light switch to 0 .
Switching on automatic head- and
taillight control
• Turn the light switch to
AUTO
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fig. 52.
The headlights and taillights w ill come on au·
tomatically when the ignition is switched on
and the light switch is in the position AUTO
(only in nighttime conditions). When switch·
ing off the ignit ion, the headlights will go off
and only the side marker lights will remain lit.
Daytime running lights
USA models: The daytime running lights will
come on automatica lly when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch is in the posi·
tion
AUTO
(only in daylight cond itions).
Canada models: The daytim e running lights
will come on automatically when the ignition
is switched on and the light switch is in the
position
0 , AUTO
(only in daylight condit ions)
or
:oo:.
Automatic head- and taillight control
In the switch position
AUTO
the automatic
head· and ta illi ght control is activated. Light
sensors are located in the inside mirror hous-
ing and constantly check the light conditions
surrounding the vehicle. If ambient brigh t ·
ness falls below a factory set value (e.g. when
driv ing into a tunnel), the head- and taill ights
including the license plate illumination are
automat ically turned on. When amb ient
brightness increases again, the external lights
are turned off again
q
,&.. In the switch posi-
t ion
AUTO ,
the low beams are turned off when
the ign it ion is switched off. The remaining
lights are turned off when the key is ta ken out
of the ignition lock.
With aut omat ic head- and taillight cont rol,
the high-beam function is also available, but
with one restriction: If you have not switched
the high beams back to low beams during au-
tomat ic headlig ht operation (for examp le, af-
ter driving through a tunnel), on ly the low
beams come on the next time automatic
headlights are switched on. To use the high
beams, you first have to pull the high beam
lever back and then push the lever forward
again.
The side marker lights and headlights can be
switched on manually by turning the light
switch to the desired position .
Light sensor malfunction
If there is a light sensor ma lfunction, the
symbol
tal
comes on in the display. For safety
reasons, the low beams are turned on perma-
nently with the swit ch in
AUTO.
However, you
can continue to turn the lights on and off us-
ing the light switch. Have the light sensor
checked as soon as possible at an authorized
Audi dealer.
Coming home/leaving home function
The function is switched on when the switch is
in the
AUTO
position and the function is
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