Rule Of The Road; Adjusting Headlights - BMW 2007X5 3.0si Owner's Handbook Manual

Corrosion of brake discs
If the car is used only for short distances, is not
used for lengthy periods or is subjected to only
minor loads, the brake discs will be particularly
susceptible to corrosion and the brake pads will
collect dirt; this is because the necessary brake
pressure for a self-cleaning effect has not been
generated.
When the brakes are applied, corroded discs
tend to judder, and even lengthy brake applica-
tions usually fail to eliminate this effect entirely.
When car is parked
Moisture condensate forms in the automatic air
conditioning and is discharged underneath the
car. Traces of water on the ground are therefore
normal.
Before entering the car wash
Fold in the outside mirrors, see page 47, as they
could otherwise be damaged due to the car's
width.
Useful hints on care of your BMW are provided
in the booklet Looking after your car.
Mixed tyres*
Before driving into a car wash, make sure
that the vehicle is not too wide for the car
wash, otherwise the vehicle and the car wash
could be damaged.<
Rear window wiper
Rear window wipers can sustain damage in car
washes. If necessary, please ask the operator of
the car wash about appropriate protection
measures.
With comfort access*
Insert the remote control into the ignition lock.
The engine can be switched off in transmission
position N, see also page 35.
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Rule of the road

When entering countries where the traffic
drives on the opposite side of the road to the
country in which your car is registered, certain
measures are necessary to avoid dazzling the
drivers of oncoming vehicles.
BMW recommends that any routines that you
are not familiar with be entrusted to BMW
Service.
The adjusted headlights will not cause the driv-
ers of oncoming vehicles to be dazzled in the
regular country of use; it is therefore possible to
have the headlights adjusted, e.g. by BMW
Service, before you actually cross into a country
where the traffic drives on the opposite side of
the road.
Do not make adjustments while the head-
lights are still hot, otherwise there is a risk
of burns.<

Adjusting headlights

Access to the bulbs
1. Switch off the lights and remove the remote
control from the ignition lock.
2. In the engine compartment, see page 219,
remove the cover for the low-beam head-
light on each side. To do this, press the
catch down and take off the cover.
Halogen headlights
1. For driving on the left:
Push the lever on the left-hand headlight
towards the outside of the car, and the lever