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Instrument and switch lighting / Headlight range control
Instrument and switch lighting
When the headlights are switched on, the brightness of the instruments and
switch lighting can be regulated to suit your requirements by turning the
⇒ fig. 74
A
thumb wheel
Those vehicles fitted with xenon gas discharge headlights are fitted with an
automatic headlight range system.
A
Headlight range control
By using the electrical headlight range control,
light range to the load level that is being carried in the vehicle. This way, it is
possible to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic more than necessary. At the same
time, by using the correct headlight settings, the driver has the best possible
lighting for the road ahead.
The headlights can only be adjusted when the dipped beam is switched on.
To lower the beam, turn the thumb wheel down
Safety First
Fig. 74 Instrument panel:
regulation for instrument
and switch illumination
and headlight range
control
A
1
.
1
2
A
you can adjust the head-
2
A
from the basic setting 0.
2
Operating instructions
Dynamic headlight range control
Vehicles with gas discharge lamps ("xenon lamps") are equipped with
dynamic headlight range control. This means that the headlights will be
adjusted to suit the load level of the vehicle and "nodding movements" when
pulling off and braking are automatically compensated for.
Vehicles with gas discharge lamps do not have headlight range control.
Self directional headlights*
When driving around bends, the headlights will light the
most important areas of the road.
Dynamic curve lights (AFS)
The dynamic curve lights only operate if the vehicle is travelling at more than
10 km/h and the dipped headlamps are on. When taking a bend, the road is
illuminated better with directional gas discharge lamps than with conven-
tional fixed headlamps.
Practical tips
Lights and visibility
Fig. 75 Cornering
lighting using self-direc-
tional headlights
Technical Data
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