BMW 3 SEDAN 2023 Series Owner's Manual page 160

CONTROLS
Icon Function
Instrument lighting.
Right roadside parking light.
Left roadside parking light.
Buttons on the vehicle key
Icon Function
Interior lighting.
Parts of the exterior lighting.
Pathway lighting.
Automatic headlight control
Principle
The low beams are switched on and off au-
tomatically depending on the ambient bright-
ness, for example in tunnels, in twilight or if
there is precipitation.
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.
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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.
Turning on parking lights
Press the button on the light switch.
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.