Volvo V60 TWIN ENGINE 2018 Owner's Manual page 151

Activate active main beam
Active main beam is activated and deactivated by
turning the rotating ring on the right-hand stalk
switch to position . The rotating ring then
returns to position . When active main
beam is activated, the symbol
with a white glow in the driver display. When main
beam is activated, the symbol shines blue.
If active main beam is deactivated while main
beam is on, the lighting is immediately reset to
dipped beam.
Adaptive functionality
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For cars with LED headlamps*, active main
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beam has adaptive functionality . In this case,
unlike what happens during conventional dim-
ming, the light beam continues to illuminate with
main beam on both sides of oncoming traffic or
vehicles ahead – only the part of the light beam
that points directly to the vehicle is dimmed.
3 LED (Light Emitting Diode)
Depending on the car's equipment level.
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illuminates
Adaptive functionality: Dipped beam directly towards
oncoming vehicle, but continued main beam on both
sides of the vehicle.
The main beam is partly dimmed, i.e. if the light
beam shines with slightly more than dipped
beam, the symbol
shines blue.
Limitations for active main beam
The camera sensor on which the function is
based has limitations.
main and dipped beam must be performed man-
ually. The
message are shown.
Active main beam may be temporarily unavailable
e.g. in situations with dense fog or heavy rain.
When active main beam becomes available again,
or the windscreen sensors are no longer blocked,
the message goes out and the
in the driver display minates.
Active main beam is an aid for using the opti-
mum beam pattern when conditions are
favourable.
The driver always bears responsibility for man-
ually switching between main and dipped
beam when traffic situations or weather con-
ditions so require.
If this symbol is shown in the driver dis-
play, together with the message
High Beam Temporarily
unavailable , then switching between
symbol extinguishes when these
The same applies if this symbol is
shown together with the message
Windscreen sensor Sensor
blocked, see Owner's manual
symbol illu-
WARNING
* Option/accessory.
LIGHTING
Active
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