Lamps; Unlocking The Vehicle; Pathway Lighting; Automatic Headlamp Control - BMW 2009 1 Series Owner's Manual

Lamps

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

Automatic headlamp control

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ning lamps , welcome lamps
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tive Head Light
When you open the driver's door with the igni-
tion switched off, the exterior lighting is auto-
matically switched off if the light switch is in
position 0, 2 or 3.
Switch on the parking lamps if necessary,
switch position 1.

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 will discharge the bat-
tery. Therefore, do not leave them on for
unduly long periods of time, otherwise the bat-
tery might not have enough power to start the
engine. It is preferable to switch on the left-
hand or right-hand roadside parking lamps,
refer to page 76.<
Low-beam headlamps
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*
When the switch is in position 3, the low beams
are switched on and off automatically depend-
ing on ambient light conditions, e.g. in a tunnel,
in twilight, or if there is precipitation. The Adap-
tive Head Light
symbol is illuminated when the low beams are
on. You can also activate the daytime running
lamps, refer to page 75. In the situations
described above, the lamps then automatically
switch from daytime running lamps to low
beams.
The headlamps may also come on when the
sun is sitting low on a blue sky.
tions when you switch on the fog lamps
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, daytime run-
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and Adap-
judgment in determining when the lamps
should be switched on in response to ambient
lighting conditions. For example, the system
cannot detect fog or hazy weather. To avoid
safety risks, you should always switch on the
low-beam headlamps manually under these
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Welcome lamps
If you leave the light switch in position 2 or 3
when you park the car, the parking lamps and
the interior lamps light up briefly when you
unlock the vehicle.

Pathway lighting

If you activate the headlamp flasher after park-
ing the car, with the lamps switched off, the low
beams come on and remain on for a certain
time.
You can adjust the operating period or deacti-
vate the function.
For operating principle refer to page 59.
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is active. The LED next to the
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
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