Exterior Lighting Settings; Automatic Headlamp Mode - SMART Fortwo Owner's Manual

Exterior lighting settings
Operation
Combination switch control
Marking
Lights off
Side lamp , parking lamp, licence
pl ate lighting
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Main-beam headlamps
[AUTo[
Automatic headlamp mode , con-
trolled by the light sensor
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Dipped-beam headlamps
Marking
Combination swi tch middle ring
Fog lamps
Rear foglamp
If
you hear a warning tone when you leave
the vehi cle, the lights may still be
switched on.
combination switch control
CD
Until [AUTOI
Or
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iS at marking@.
Exterior lighting
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When in the
[AUTo[
position the exterior
lighting switches off automatically if you :
• switch off the engine
• open the driver's door
• lock the vehicle
• do not switch on the main-beam head-
lamps
Automatic headlamp mode
[AUTo[
is the preferred light switch setting.
The light setting is automatically selected
according to the brightness of the ambient
light (exception: poor visibility due to
weather conditions such as fog, snow or
spray):
• With the engine running : depending on
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the ambient light conditions, the day-
f!
time driving lights or the parking and
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Ill
dipped-beam headlamps are switched on
re
or off automatically
To switch on automatic headlamp mode:
turn combination switch control
CD
until
[AuTo[
is at marking @ .
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WARNING
When the light switch is set to
[AUTo[,
the
dipped-beam headlamps may not be
switched on automatically if there is fog,
snow or other causes of poor visibility due
to the weather conditions such as spray.
There is a risk of an accident .
In such situations, turn the light switch to
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for the
vehicle's l ighting at all times.
The daytime driving lights improve the
detectability of your vehicle during the
day.
When the dipped-beam headlamps are
switched on, the
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indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up and the day-
time driving lights switch off.