Ford Mondeo Owner's Manual page 58

Note: Keep the windscreen free from
obstructions such as bird droppings, insects
and snow or ice.
The system will automatically switch on
main beam if it is dark enough and no other
traffic is present. If it detects an
approaching vehicle's headlamps or tail
lamps, or street lighting ahead the system
will switch off main beam before it can
distract other road users. Dipped beams
will remain on.
A camera sensor is centrally mounted
behind the windscreen of the vehicle, and
monitors conditions continuously to decide
when to switch the main beam off and on.
Once the system is active the main beam
will switch on if:
It is dark enough to require the use of
main beams and
there is no traffic or street lighting
ahead and
vehicle speed is greater than 40 km/h
(25 mph).
The main beam will switch off if:
The ambient light is high enough that
main beam is not required.
An approaching vehicle's headlamps
or tail lamps are detected.
Street lighting is detected.
Vehicle speed falls below 25 km/h (16
mph).
The camera sensor is too hot or
becomes blocked.
Activating the system
Switch on the system using the information
display and autolamps. See Information
Displays (page 84). See Autolamps
(page 55).
Lighting
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Turn the switch to the autolamps position.
Note: The system may take a short time to
initialise after first switching the ignition on,
especially in very dark conditions. The main
beam will not automatically switch on
during this period.
Setting the system sensitivity
The system has three sensitivity levels
which can be accessed via the information
display. See Information Displays (page
84).
The sensitivity determines the speed at
which the main beam will be restored after
detected traffic leaves the field of view.
Manually overriding the system
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