Lights - BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual

Lights

Side lights/low-beam
headlights
1 Side lights
2 Low-beam headlights and daytime driving
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lights
3 Automatic driving lights control
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driving lights , Adaptive Head Light
high-beam headlights assistant
If you open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off, the exterior lighting will go out
automatically if the light switch is in position 2
or 3.
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 drain the battery. Do
not leave them switched on for too long,
otherwise the engine may fail to start. It is pref-
erable to switch on the right or left parking
lights, see page 94.<
Low-beam – dipped – headlights
The low-beam headlights come on when the
light switch is in position 2 and the ignition is
switched on.
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,
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e.g. in a tunnel, twilight, and when it is raining.
When the low-beam headlights are on, the LED
next to the symbol is lit.
The headlights may also switch on when the
sun is sitting low on a blue sky.
The low-beam headlights will remain on
regardless of the ambient light conditions
if you switch on the fog lights or if the daytime
driving lights are
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. In such situations,
switch on the lights manually to avoid any safety
risk.<
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, daytime
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and
Headlight courtesy delay feature
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If you activate the headlight flasher after parking
the car, with the lights switched off, the low-
beam headlights come on for approx.
40 seconds.
Press the
page 31. The low-beam headlights likewise
come on for approx. 40 seconds. The door-
handle and interior light also come on for
approx. 10 seconds.
Daytime driving lights*
The daytime driving lights will come on when
the switch is in position 2 or 3.
Adaptive Head Light*
The principle
Adaptive Head Light is a variable headlight con-
trol system that makes it possible to illuminate
the road surface responsively. The light cones
from the headlights are directed to suit the road
ahead on the basis of steering angle and other
parameters.
on.<
button on the remote control, see
93