BMW SEDAN 5 Series Owner's Manual page 174

CONTROLS
Parking lights, low beams
and roadside parking lights
General information
Position of switch:
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
Switching on
Position of switch:
The indicator light in the instrument clus‐
ter lights up.
The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.
Do not use the parking lights for extended peri‐
ods; otherwise, they might drain the battery and
it would then be impossible to switch on drive-
ready state.
Low beams
Switching on
Position of switch:
The low beams illuminate when drive-ready state
is switched on.
The indicator light in the instrument clus‐
ter lights up.
Roadside parking lights
When the vehicle is parked, a one-sided roadside
parking light can be switched on.
Button Function
Right roadside parking light on/off.
Left roadside parking light on/off.
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Welcome lights
Principle
The exterior lighting is switched on automatically
when approaching or unlocking the vehicle.
General information
Depending on the equipment, the exterior light‐
ing of the vehicle can be set individually.
Activating/deactivating welcome
light
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Exterior lighting"
4. Depending on the equipment, select the fol‐
lowing setting:
▷ "Welcome and goodbye"
When unlocking the vehicle, individual
lighting functions are switched on for a
limited time.
▷ "Door handle lights"
Door handles and the ground in front of
the doors are illuminated for a limited
time.
Pathway lighting
Principle
For the illumination of the vehicle's surroundings
after exiting the vehicle, the exterior lighting can
be switched on for a defined period of time.
Switching pathway lighting on
After switching off the drive-ready state, briefly
push the turn signal lever forward.