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flash. Main beam comes on until the stalk
switch is released.
Main beam
Main beam can be activated when the knob
is in position
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or
. Activate/deacti-
vate main beam by moving the stalk switch
towards the steering wheel to the end posi-
tion and then releasing. Alternatively, the
main beam can be deactivated by a light
press of the stalk switch toward the steering
wheel.
When main beam has been activated the
symbol illuminates in the combined
instrument panel.
Active high beam - AHB*
Active high beam (Active High Beam - AHB) is
a function which uses a camera sensor at the
top edge of the windscreen to detect the
headlamp beams of oncoming traffic or the
rear lights of vehicles in front, and then
switches from main beam to dipped beam.
The function can also take streetlights into
account.
Car with halogen headlamps
The lighting returns to main beam about a
second after the camera sensor no longer
When dipped beam is switched on.
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detects the headlamp beams from oncoming
traffic or the rear lights from vehicles in front.
Car with Xenon headlamps
Unlike what happens during conventional
dimming, the light beam continues with main
beam on both sides of oncoming traffic or
vehicles ahead - only the part of the light
beam that points directly to the vehicle is
dimmed.
Dipped beam directly toward oncoming vehicles,
but continued main beam on both sides of the
vehicle.
The lighting returns to full main beam about a
second after the camera sensor no longer
detects the headlamp beams from oncoming
traffic or the rear lights from vehicles in front.
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Activating/deactivating
AHB can be activated when the headlamp
control's knob is in position
Stalk switch and knob for headlamp control in
AUTO position.
The function can start while driving in the
dark when the car's speed is 20 km/h or
higher.
Activate/deactivate AHB by moving the left-
hand stalk switch towards the steering wheel
to the end position and then releasing. Deac-
tivation when main beam is on means that the
lights are reset directly to dipped beam.
Car with analogue combined instrument
panel
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Lighting
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