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Turn on low beams as evening approaches or in conditions of
poor visibili t y. •
Applies to vehic les: with li ght sensor package
Sensor
activated
head
and tail light
control
In the "AUTO" position lig ht sensors switch the head and
tail lights on and off.
Fig. 43 Instru ment
panel: light swit ch
The sensor -activate d low beams have the same charact eris-
t ics as th e hea dli ghts=> page
54.
Activating
- Tur n t he light switch=> fig. 43 to pos ition
AUTO.
Deactivating
- Tur n t he light swi t ch to posit ion 0 .
In t he switch position AUTO t he automatic head - and tai llight
control is activated . The corresponding
symbol on the light switch
is lit .
With automatic head lights, t he high-beam func t ion is also avai lab le,
but with one restriction: If you have not switched the high beams
back to low beams during automatic headl ight operation (for
Controls and equip-
ment
Clear vision
examp le, after driving through a tunnel), only the low beams come
on t he next time automa t ic headlights are sw itched on . To use t he
high beams, you first have to pull the high beam lever back and then
push the lever fo rward again .
The side marker ligh t s and headlights can be switched on manua lly
using the light switch ~ page 54.
Light sensors located in the inside mirror housing and ste m
constantly check the light conditions surrounding
the vehicle . If
amb ien t brightness falls below a factory set value (e.g. when driving
into a tunnel), the head - and tailligh t s inc luding the license plate
il lumination are automat ically turned on . When ambient brightness
increases again, the external lights are turned off aga in~ & .
Light
sensor
malfunction
If there is a light sensor ma lfunction, the symbol - comes on in t he
display . For safety reasons, the low beams are turned on p erma -
nently with the switch in AUTO. However, you can continue to turn
the lights on and off using the light switch. Have the light sensor
checked as soon as poss i ble at an authorized Audi dea ler.
&
WARNING
•
Autom ati c head - and t aillight control is only inte nded to assist
the driver. This feature does not relieve the driver of his responsi-
bility to check the headlights and to tu rn them on manually
according to the current light and visibility conditions . For
example , fog and rain cannot be detected by the light sensors.
Consequentl y, always sw itch th e headlights
io
on under the se
weather condition s and when driving in the dark .
•
Crashes can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you cannot be seen by other motor ists.
•
Always turn on the headlight s so that you can see ahead and
so tha t oth ers can see your car from the back.
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Vehicle care
I
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irechnical data
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