Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 79

03 Your driving environment
Lighting
NOTE
Main beam can only be activated in position
.
Main beam flash
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Move the stalk switch gently towards the steer-
ing wheel to the position for main beam flash.
Main beam comes on until the stalk switch is
released.
Dipped beam
When the engine is started, dipped beam is
activated automatically* if the headlamp con-
trol is in position . If necessary, auto-
matic dipped beam for this position can be
deactivated by an authorised Volvo workshop.
In position dipped beam is always acti-
vated automatically when the engine is running
or when the remote control key is in position
II.
Main beam
Main beam can only be activated when the
headlamp control is in position
vate/deactivate main beam by moving the stalk
switch towards the steering wheel to the end
position and release.
*
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
When main beam has been activated the sym-
bol illuminates in the combined instru-
ment panel.
Active Bi-Xenon Lights*
Headlamp pattern with function deactivated (left)
and activated (right) respectively.
If the car is equipped with active headlamps
(Active Bi-Xenon Lights, ABL) the light from
the headlamps follows the steering wheel
movement in order to provide maximum light-
ing in bends and junctions and so provide
increased safety.
. Acti-
The function is activated automatically when
the car is started. The button
tre console illuminates when the function is
activated, it flashes in the event of a malfunc-
tion. The function is only active in twilight or
darkness and only when the car is moving.
The function can be deactivated/activated with
the button.
Position/parking lamps
Headlamp control in position for position/parking
lamps.
Turn the headlamp control to the centre posi-
tion (number plate lighting comes on at the
same time).
Rear position lamps also come on when the
tailgate is opened in order to alert anybody
behind.
in the cen-