Lamps; Low Beams - BMW 2011 7 Series Owner's Manual

Lamps

At a glance
1 Rear fog lamps*
2 Front fog lamps
3 Automatic headlamp control/adaptive light
control*/High-beam Assistant*/welcome
lamps
4 Lamps off/daytime running lights*
5 Parking lamps
6 Low beams/welcome lamps
7 Instrument lighting
Parking lamps/low beams,
headlamp control
Parking lamps
Switch position : the vehicle lamps light
up on all sides, e.g., for parking.
Do not use the parking lamps for extended pe‐
riods; otherwise, the battery may become dis‐
charged and it would then be impossible to start
the engine.
When parking, it is preferable to switch on the
one-sided roadside parking lamps, refer to
page 90.

Low beams

Switch position with the ignition switched
on: the low beams light up.
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Welcome lamps
When parking the vehicle, leave the switch in
position or : the parking and interior
lamps light up briefly when the vehicle is un‐
locked.
Activating/deactivating the welcome
lamps
1. "Settings"
2. "Lighting"
3. "Welcome light"
The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐
rently in use.
Headlamp courtesy delay feature
The low beams stay lit for a short while after the
ignition is switched off, if the lamps are switched
off and the headlamp flasher is switched on.
Setting the duration
1. "Settings"
2. "Lighting"
3. "Pathway light.: s"
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