Clear Vision; Lights - Audi Q7 2014 Owner's Manual

Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
In the
"AUTO"
position, a light sensor auto·
matically switch es t he head · and taillights on
and off in respons e to light conditions .
Fig. 5 3
In strumen t pane l: light switch
The ligh t sw itch m ust not be overturned pas t
the stops in eit her direct ion .
Switching on automatic headlight control
,.. Turn the light switch to AUTO ¢ fig. 53.
Switching on the side marker lights
,.. Turn the light switch to
,oo::.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
,.. Turn the light switch to
tD .
,.. Push the high beam lever forward toward s
the instrument panel ¢ page 60 .
Swi tching off the light s
,.. Turn the light switch to 0.
The headlights only wo rk when t he ignition is
sw itched on . While st art ing the engine or
when switching off the ignition, the head ·
lights will go off and on ly the s ide marker
lights will be on .
Afte r star ti ng t he engine, the headlights are
automatically adjusted * t o the load and angle
of the vehicle (for example, during accelera ·
tion, braking). This prevents oncom ing traffic
from experiencing unnecessary headlight
glare from your headlights.
Clear vi sion 5 7
If the system is not ope rat ing properly, a
warning symbol in the Auto-Check Control is
displayed ¢ page 36.
Wit h the side m ar ker light s or he ad light s
switched on, the symbol next to the light
sw itch illuminates
:o o:: .
Daytime running lights
- USA models: The daytime runn ing lights
w ill come on au t omatically whe n t he igni-
tion is t urne d on and t he light sw itch
¢ fig. 53 is in the O position or the AUTO po -
sition (only in daylight conditions) . The Day-
time running lights function can be turned
on and off in the MMI menu Exter ior light-
ing ¢
page 58.
- Canada models: The dayt ime running lights
w ill come on automatically when the igni·
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢ fig. 53 is in the O position or the AUTO po -
sition (only in daylight condit ions) ¢ .&..
Automatic headlight control
In the switch position AUTO the automatic
headlight control is turned on. The low
beams and tail lights are turned on automati-
ca lly through a light sensor as soon as amb i-
ent brightness (e.g . when driving into a t un-
nel) fa lls below a value preset at the factory.
When ambien t brig ht ness increases ag a in,
the low beams are turned off ag ain autom ati-
cally ¢ .&..
In t he AUTO posi t ion the low beams a re
swi tch ed off aut om ati cally when t he igni t ion
is tur ned off .
Light Sensor Malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction , the
dr iver is notified in the instrument cluster dis-
play:
g
Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons the low beams are t urned
o n permanently wit h the switch in AUTO.
However, you can conti nue to turn the lights
o n a nd off us ing the light switch . Have the
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