Lamps; Automatic Headlamp Control - BMW 2008 5 Series Owner's Manual

Lamps

Parking lamps/low beams
0 Lights off and daytime running lamps
1
Parking lamps and daytime running lamps
2 Low beams and welcome lamps
3

Automatic headlamp control

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ning lamps , welcome lamps, Adaptive
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Head Light and high-beam assistant
If you open the driver's door with the ignition
switched off, the exterior lighting is automati-
cally switched off when the light switch is in
position 0, 2 or 3.
Parking lamps
In switch position 1, the front, rear and side
vehicle lighting is switched on. You can use the
parking lamps for parking.
The parking lamps drain the battery. Do
not leave them switched on for long peri-
ods of time, otherwise it may no longer be pos-
sible to start the engine. It is preferable to
switch on the roadside parking lamps on one
side, refer to page 110.<
Low beams
The low beams light up when the light switch is
in position 2 and the ignition is on.
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Automatic headlamp control*
In switch position 3, the system activates the
low beams and switches them on or off in
response to changes in ambient light condi-
tions, for instance, in a tunnel, at dawn and dusk
and in case of precipitation. Adaptive Head
Light
lights up when the low beams are on. You can
activate the daytime running lamps, refer to
page 109. In the situations named above, the
system then automatically switches over to the
low beams.
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A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
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cause the lights to be switched on.
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, daytime run-
tions when you switch on the fog lamps
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judgment in determining when the lamps
should be switched on in response to ambient
lighting conditions. For example, the sensors
cannot detect fog of hazy weather. To avoid
safety risks, you should always switch on the
low beams manually under these
Welcome lamps
If you leave the light switch in position 2 or 3
when parking the vehicle, then when you unlock
the vehicle, the parking lamps and interior light-
ing remain illuminated for a brief time.
Activating/deactivating welcome
lamps
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.
1. Press the
This opens the start menu.
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4. Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
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is active. The LED next to the symbol
The low beams remain switched on inde-
pendent of the ambient lighting condi-
The automatic headlamp control cannot
serve as a substitute for your personal
button.
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