BMW X7 2023 Owner's Manual page 168

CONTROLS
General information
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be turned on.
If the low beams are switched on manually, the
automatic headlight control is deactivated.
Activate automatic headlight control
Press the button on the light switch.
The LED in the button illuminates.
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 condi-
tions.
For example, the sensors are unable to detect
fog or hazy weather. In these situations, turn
the lights on manually.
Parking lights, low-beams
and roadside parking lights
General information
If the driver's door is opened when the drive-
ready state is switched off, the exterior lighting
is automatically switched off after a period of
time.
Parking lights
General information
The parking lights can only be switched on in
the low speed range.
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Turning on parking lights
1. Apps menu
2. "Vehicle apps"
3. "Exterior lighting"
4. "Parking light"
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.
Do not use the parking lights for extended pe-
riods; otherwise, they might drain the vehicle
battery and it would then be impossible to
switch on drive-ready state.
Turning off parking lights
The following options are available to turn off
the parking lights:
▷ Press the button on the light switch.
▷ Press and hold the button on the
light switch.
▷ Turn off light via iDrive.
▷ Turn on drive-ready state.
After the drive-ready state is switched on,
the automatic headlight control will be acti-
vated.
Low beams
Turning on low beams
Press the button on the light switch.
The low beams illuminate when drive-ready
state is switched on.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
Press the button again to switch on the low
beams when the standby state is switched on.