Lights - BMW 2007X5 3.0si Owner's Handbook Manual

Lights

Side lights/low-beam
headlights
0 Lights off,
Daytime running lights
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lights
1 Side lights
2 Low-beam headlights and welcome lights
3 Automatic driving lights control
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running lights , welcome lights, Adaptive
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Head Light and high-beam headlights
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assistant
If you open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off, the exterior lights are switched off
automatically if the light switch is in position 0,
2 or 3.
Switch on the side lights if required, switch
position 1.
Side lights
When the switch is in position 1 the lights are on
all round the car. You can use the side lights for
parking.
The side lights will discharge the battery.
Do not leave them switched on for too
long, otherwise the engine may fail to start. It is
preferable to switch on the right or left parking
lights, see page 95.<
Low-beam headlights
The low-beam headlights light up when the
light switch is in position 2 and the ignition is
switched on.
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with xenon head-
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, daytime
Automatic driving lights control*
When the switch is in position 3, the low-beam
headlights are switched on and off automati-
cally depending on ambient light conditions,
e.g. in a tunnel, twilight, and when it is raining.
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Adaptive Head Light is active. The LED next to
the symbol lights up when the low-beam head-
lights are on. You can also activate the daytime
running lights, see page 93. The system then
switches automatically to low-beam headlights
in the above situations.
The headlights may also switch on when the
sun is sitting low on a blue sky.
The low-beam headlights remain
switched on irrespective of the ambient
light conditions if you switch on the fog
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lights .<
The driving lights control function is no
substitute for your individual judgement
of when it is necessary to switch on the lights.
The sensors are unable, for instance, to recog-
nise fog or hazy weather. To avoid any safety
risk in such situations, switch on the low-beam
headlights manually.<
Welcome lights
If you leave the switch in position 2 or 3 when
the car is parked, the side lights and interior
lights come on briefly when the car is unlocked.
Activating/deactivating welcome lights
iDrive, principle, see page 14.
1. Press the button.
The start menu is called up.
2. Press the controller to call up the menu.
3. Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4. Select "Vehicle / Tyres" and press the con-
troller.
5. If necessary, move the highlighted marker
to the uppermost field. Turn the controller