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Appli
es
to
vehi
cles:
w
ith light
senso
r
package
Sensor
activated
head
and tail light control
In the "AUTO" position light sensors switch the head and
tail lights on and off.
Fig.
43
Instrumen
t
panel:
light swit ch in
AUTO
posit
ion
The sensor-activated
low beams have the same characteris-
tics as the head
li
ghts
~
page 54.
Activating
- Tur
n t he
lig
ht switch
~
fig. 43 t
o
pos iti
o
n
AUTO.
Deactivating
-
Tur
n t he light switch to posit ion
0.
In the switch position
AUTO
the
automatic head
-
and taill ight
control
is activa
t ed.
The corresponding symbol
o
n the
li
ght switch
is lit.
With automatic head lights, the high -beam functio
n
is also availab le,
but
with one restriction: If you have not switched the high beams
back to low beams during automatic headlight operation (for
example, after d riving
t
hrough a tu
n
nel), on ly the low beams come
on the next
time
automatic headlights are switched on
.
To use the
high beams, you first have to pu ll the high beam lever back and then
push
the
lever
forward
again.
Cont
rols and equip-
ment
Clear vision
Parking lights, headlights, fog lights and the rear fog light can be
switched on manually using
t
he light switch
:::::>
pag
e
54.
Light sensors located in
the
inside mirror housing and stem
constantly check the light conditions surrounding the vehicle. If
amb ient brightness falls below a factory set value
(e.g.
when driving
into a
tunnel!, the
head
-
and taillights inc luding
the
license plate
illum inat io
n
are automatically
t
urned on
.
When ambient brightness
increases again,
t
he
exte
rnal lights are
turned
off again
:::::>
&
.
Light sen
s
or malfunction
If
there is a light sensor
malfunction,
the symbo
l
comes on in
the
display
.
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned on perma-
nently with the switch in AUTO. However, you can continue to turn
the lights
on
and off using the light switch. Have
t
he light sensor
checked as soon as possible at a dea lership
.
&
WARNING
•
Autom atic head- and taillight control is only intended to assist
the
driver. This
feature does not relieve the driver of
his
responsi-
bility to check the headlights and to turn them on m anually
according to the current light and visibility conditions. For
example
,
fog and rain cannot be dete cted by the light
sensors.
Consequently,
alway
s
switch the headlight
s
io
on under these
weather condition
s
and
wh
en dr iving in the da
rk.
•
Crashes
can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you cannot be seen by other motor
ists.
•
Alway
s
turn on the headlights so that you can see ahead and
so th at others can see your car from the
back.
[
i
]
Tip
s
•
In the
AUTO
mode,
the
low beams are
turned
off when
the
ig
ni-
ti
on is turned
off.
The
rema
i
ning lights are turned
off
when t he key
is taken out of the ignition lock.
.,,_
Vehicle care
I
I
irechnical data
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