Clear Vision; Lights - Audi Q5 2011 Owner's Manual

Clear vision
Lights
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 48 Instr ument pane l: light switch
Switching on AUTO - Automatic headlight
controls
• Turn the light switch to AUTO¢ fig. 48.
Switchin g on the side ma rker light s
• Turn the light switch to
:oo:.
Switching on low beams
• Turn the light switch to @.D.
Switching off the lights
• Turn the light switch to 0 .
The low beams only illuminate with the igni-
tion turned on.
With the side marker lights or headlights
switched on, the symbol next to the light
switch illuminates
:oo:.
AUTO - Automatic headlight control
With the switch in the
AUTO
position, the low
beams are swit ched on automatica lly depend-
ing on the ambient light, for example in a tun-
nel, at dusk and when it is raining or snowing.
When the low beams are switched on, the
:oo:
symbol comes on. The low beams remain
switched on regardless of the ambient light
when you turn on the fog lights.
When you turn off the ignition, the low beams
are automatically switched
off.
With automatic headlight control, you also
have the high-beam function availab le. How-
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ever, if you have not switched high beams
back to low beams while driving with auto-
matic headlight control, only the low beams
come on the next time you turn on automatic
headlight control. In order to return to high
beams aga in, you first have to pull the high
beam lever back to the normal position and
then push the lever forward .
Light sensor malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the
driver is notified in the instrument cluster dis-
play:
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Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned
on permanently 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 possible at an
authorized Audi dealer or other qualified
workshop.
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WARNING
- Automatic headlights are only intended
to assist the driver. They do not relieve
the driver of his respons ibility t o check
the head lights and to turn them on man-
ually accord ing to the current light and
visibility conditions. For example, fog
cannot be detected by the light sensors.
So always switch on the headlights under
these weathe r condit ions and when driv-
ing in the dark @.D .
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other moto rists.
- Always turn on the headlig hts so that
youcanseeaheadandsothatothe~
can see your car from the back.
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Tips
- The light sensor for head light cont rol is
located in the rear view mirror mount .
You should t herefore not apply any stick-
ers to the windshield in th is atea in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
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