Fog Lamps; Instrument Lighting - BMW SERIE 3 SEDAN 2005 Owner's Manual

Activating Adaptive Head Light
With the ignition on, turn the light switch to the
automatic headlamp control position, refer to
page 66.
To avoid dazzling the drivers of oncoming vehi-
cles, Adaptive Head Light is not active when the
car is driven in reverse, and directs the light to
the front passenger's side when the vehicle is at
a standstill.
Malfunction
The LED next to the symbol for automatic head-
lamp control flashes. Adaptive Head Light is
malfunctioning or has failed. Have the system
checked as soon as possible.
High beams/roadside parking
lamps
1 High beams
2 Headlamp flasher
3 Roadside parking lamps
Roadside parking lamps, left or right*
There is an additional option of switching on the
lamps on the side of the car facing the road
when parked, if permitted in the country of use.
With the remote control removed or with radio
readiness and ignition switched off, refer to
page 37, press the stalk beyond its resistance
point in the appropriate direction 3. The flash-
ing turn signals must remain off.
The roadside parking lamps drain the bat-
tery. Do not use them for unduly long
periods of time, as otherwise the battery might
not have enough power to start the
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Fog lamps*

the instrument cluster lights up whenever the
fog lamps are on.
The fog lamps are switched off whenever the
high beams are switched on.
matically when you switch on the fog

Instrument lighting

You can adjust the brightness of the instrument
lighting only when the parking lamps or the low
beams are switched on.
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1.
2.
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The parking lamps or low beams must
be switched on for the fog lamps to
operate. The green indicator lamp in
If the automatic headlamp control is acti-
vated, the low beams will come on auto-
Lightly push button 1 repeatedly up or
down until the appropriate symbol appears
in the display, accompanied by the bright-
ness and the word "SET".
Press button 2.
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