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In
cool
or damp
wea
her,
the
mtenor
of
the
L!J
headltgh s.
rear
lights and turn stgnals
may
m1st up
bm.:fly
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1s
normal
and
does not
affect
the
serv•ce life
of
the
hghts
on
your
vehicle
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Main beam
assist
l'('n
Firs
t read
and
obse
rvo
th
e
Introductory
L-..kJ.J
Inform ation
and
sa
fety w
arnings.&.
on
page
105.
Main b
ea
m
assist (Light A ssist)
W•thtn
the limits
of th
e
system, the
main beam
as-
sist
automatica
lly
switches
the
main beam
on
at
speeds
of
over
approximately
60
km/h (37
m
ph),
depending
on
environmental
and
traffic
condttions,
and switches
it off again
at
speeds
under
approxi-
mately
30
km/h
(18
mph)
~
&
.
Th
e
fun
ction
is
controlled
by a
camera
located
near
the
interior
mirror.
Main beam
assist
normally
recog
nises
illuminated
areas
such
as
town
s and
deactivates
the
main
beam
while driving
through
them.
Automatic main beam assist (Dynamic Light
Assist)
W ithin the limits
of
the system
,
the
automatic
main
beam assist (Dynamic
Light Assist)
can
minimise
or even
prevent dazzling
of
other
road
users
~
&
.
The
system
detects other
road users and their
dis-
tance from
your
vehicle and covers
part
of
the
headlights
appropriately.
If dazzling
other
road
usors
cannot
be
prevented,
the
light
dtstnbution
rs
automatically
set
to
d1pped beam
headlights.
The
function is
controlled
by
a
camera
located on the
inside
of
the
windscreen above the
mterior
m~rror
The
automatic
mam
beam
assist
automatically
switches
the
main beam
on
at
speeds
of
more
than
approximately 60
km/h
(37
m
ph) and o
ff
again at
speeds
under
approximately
30
km/h
(18
mph) de-
pending
on
whether
there
are vehicles ahead.
whether
there is oncoming traffic,
and also on
oth-
er
general
factors
and traffic
conditions.
The automat1c
main beam
assist
does
not
work
when
travel
mode
is
acttvated
~
page
111
.
If
th
e
dynamtc
bend
llghttng
is
deactivated
~
page
109,
or
the
headltght
switch-over
is activa-
ted
~
pa
ge
111
,
the
full
beam lights
are only
switched
on
and off automattcall
y.
This
occurs
in
response to
the vehtcles
ahead,
oncoming
traffic
and
the road lighting
Automat1c main
beam
assist normally detects
illu-
minated
areas
such as
towns
and
deactivates
the
main
beam
while
dnving
through
them.
Switching main beam assist or automatic main beam assist on
and
off
Function
Action
-
Switch on the ignition
and
turn
the
light
switch
to
position
AUTO.
Switching
on
-
Push
the
turn
signal and
main
beam lever forwards out
of the
basic position
~
page
106.
When
the
main beam
assist
or
the automatic
main beam
assist
is
activated,
th
e indicator
lamp
W
in
the
instrument
cluster
display
lights
up.
-
Switch
off the
ignition.
-
OR:
turn
the
light switch
to
a
position other than
AUTO
~
page
107.
Switching
off
-
OR
:
when
th
e
main beam is
switched on,
pull back
the
turn signal
and
main beam
lever.
-
OR
:
push
the
turn signal
and
main
beam
lever
forwards in order
to
switch on manual
main
beam.
The
main
beam
assist is
then
switched
off.
-
Fault
1t may not
be
possible
to
switch
off
the
main beam
quickly
enough
or
at all
using
main beam
assist
due
to the
following:
•
In
poorly lit
streets where there
are
highly-re-
flective
signs.
•
When encountering
other
road
users
with
insuf-
ficient
lighting,
such
as
pedestrian
s
or
cyclists
.
•
In tight
bends, brows of
hills
or
depressions in
the land
or half-hidden
oncoming
traffic.
•
With
oncoming
traffic
on
streets
with a
central
barrier
where the
driver can
see
clearly over
the
central barrier
e.g.
lorry
drivers.
•
If
the camera
is
broken or
the
power
supply
is
interrupted.
•
In
fog,
snow
or
heavy
rain.
.
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