Mini COUNTRYMAN Owner's Manual page 157

Activating
Switch position:
The indicator light in the instrument cluster
is illuminated when the low beams are
switched on.
System limits
The automatic headlight control cannot re-
place your personal judgment of lighting
conditions.
For example, the sensors are unable to de-
tect fog or hazy weather. In these situa-
tions, turn the lights on manually.
Daytime driving lights
General information
Switch position:
– ,
– Depending on the national-market ver-
sion:
The daytime driving lights light up when
the ignition is switched on.
Depending on the national-market version:
after switching off the ignition, the parking
lights will illuminate in position
Activate/deactivate
In some countries, daytime driving lights
are mandatory, so it may not be possible to
deactivate the daytime running lights.
Via the Central Information Display (CID):
1. "My MINI"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Lighting"
4. "Exterior lighting"
5. Select the desired setting.
Settings are stored for the currently used
vehicle key.
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Lights
Cornering light
General information
Switch position:
In tight curves, for instance on mountain-
ous roads or when turning, an additional,
cornering light is switched on that lights up
the inside of the curve when the vehicle is
moving below a certain speed.
The cornering light is automatically
switched on depending on the steering-
wheel angle or, where applicable, the use of
turn signals.
When driving in reverse, the cornering
lights may be automatically switched on re-
gardless of the steering-wheel angle.
Adaptive headlight range con-
trol
The adaptive headlight range control fea-
ture balances out acceleration and braking
processes as well as the vehicle load condi-
tions in order to avoid blinding oncoming
traffic. Illumination of the road is optimized.
.
Automatic High Beam Assis-
tant
Principle
The Automatic High Beam Assistant detects
other road users early on and automatically
switches the high beams on or off depend-
ing on the traffic situation.
General information
The Automatic High Beam Assistant en-
sures that the high beams are switched on,
whenever the traffic situation allows. In the
CONTROLS
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