Light Intensity Regulator For The Instruments And Controls; Headlight Range Control - Seat ALTEA FREETRACK Owner's Manual

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
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the thumb wheel
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The instrument lighting (dials and needles), the centre console illumination
and the illumination of the displays are regulated by a photodiode incorpo-
rated in the instrument panel.
The instrument lighting (dials and needles) is switched on when the igni-
tion is on and the vehicle lights are off. The instrument lighting is dimmed
automatically as the daylight starts to fade. It goes out completely when the
ambient light level is very low. This function is intended to remind the driver
to switch on the dipped beam headlights in good time when light condi-
tions become poor.

Headlight range control

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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
Safety First
Fig. 72 Dash panel: reg-
ulation for instrument
and switch lighting and
headlight range control
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you can adjust the head-
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Operating Instructions
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
Dynamic headlight range control
Vehicles with gas discharge bulbs ("xenon bulbs") are equipped with dy-
namic headlight range control. This means that the headlights will be ad-
justed to suit the load level of the vehicle and "nodding movements" when
pulling off and braking are automatically compensated for.
Vehicles with gas discharge bulbs do not have headlight range control.
Adaptive headlights* (for driving round bends)
When driving around bends, the headlights will light the
most important areas of the road.
Practical Tips
Lights and visibility 117
from the basic setting 0.
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Fig. 73 Cornering light-
ing using adaptive head-
lights
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Technical Specifications