Active Xenon Headlamps - Volvo V40 Owner's Manual

03 Instruments and controls
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AHB becomes available again, or the wind-
screen sensors are no longer blocked, the
message goes out and the
minates.
WARNING
AHB is an aid for using the optimum beam
pattern when conditions are favourable.
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The driver always bears responsibility for
manually switching between main and
dipped beam when traffic situations or
weather conditions so require.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
IMPORTANT
Examples of when manual switching
symbol illu-
between main and dipped beam may be
required:
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In heavy rain or dense fog
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In freezing rain
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In snow flurries or slush
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In moonlight
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When driving in poorly lit built-up
areas
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When the traffic ahead has weak light-
ing
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If there are pedestrians on or beside
the road
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If there are highly reflective objects
such as signs in the vicinity of the road
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When the lighting from oncoming traf-
fic is obscured by e.g. a crash barrier
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When there is traffic on connecting
roads
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On the brow of a hill or in a hollow
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In sharp bends.
For more information on the limitations of the
camera sensor, see Collision warning system*
- camera sensor limitations (p. 231).
Related information
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Main/dipped beam (p. 82)
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Light switches (p. 78)

Active Xenon headlamps*

Active Xenon headlamps are designed to pro-
vide maximum illumination in bends and junc-
tions and so provide increased safety.
Active Xenon headlamps ABL
Headlamp pattern with function deactivated (left)
and activated (right) respectively.
If the car is equipped with active Xenon head-
lamps (Active Bending Lights – ABL) then the
light from the headlamps follows the steering
wheel movement in order to provide maxi-
mum lighting in bends and junctions and so
provide increased safety.
The function is activated automatically when
the car is started (provided that it has not
been deactivated in the menu system
MY CAR, see MY CAR - menu options (p.
106)). In the event of a fault in the function the
symbol illuminates in the combined