BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual page 96

Activating Adaptive Head Light
In switch position 3, Adaptive Head Light is
active and automatic driving lights control is
switched on.
To avoid dazzling the drivers of oncoming vehi-
cles, Adaptive Head Light is not active when the
car is reversing and directs the light only to the
front passenger's side when the vehicle is at a
standstill.
Malfunction
If the LED above the symbol for automatic driv-
ing lights control is flashing, Adaptive Head
Light is faulty or has failed. Have the system
checked as soon as possible.
High-beam headlights/
parking lights
1 High-beam headlights
2 Headlight flasher
3 Parking lights
Right or left parking lights*
There is an additional option of switching on the
lights on the side of the car facing the road
when parked:
Once you have switched the engine off, push
the lever beyond the pressure point in the cor-
responding direction 3.
The parking lights will drain the battery.
Do not leave them switched on for too
long, otherwise the engine may fail to
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High-beam headlights
assistant*
The principle
This system switches the high-beam head-
lights on and off automatically. This process is
controlled by a sensor on the front of the inside
mirror. The assistant ensures that the high-
beam headlights are switched on whenever
permitted by the situation in which the car is
being driven. This relieves the load on you the
driver and optimises your view of the road. You
can of course intervene at any time and switch
the high-beam headlights on and off in the
usual way.
Activating the high-beam headlights
assistant
1. Turn the light switch to switch position 3,
see page 93.
2. With the low-beam headlights switched on,
briefly press the flashing turn indicator lever
towards high-beam headlights.
The indicator light on the instrument
cluster comes on when the high-beam
headlights assistant is active. The lights
are raised and dipped automatically as the sys-
tem responds to traffic travelling in front and in
the oncoming direction, and also when ambient
lighting is sufficient, e.g. in built-up areas.
Raising and dipping manually
You can intervene at any time as required or if
required by the situation:
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> If the high-beam headlights assistant has
switched on the high-beam headlights but
you would prefer the low-beam headlights