Volvo S80 Owner's Manual page 90

03 Your driving environment
Lighting
Position Specification
Dipped beam
off in good light conditions. The
"Tunnel detection*" function
activates dipped beam in poor
light conditions.
03
The function for "Main beam
with automatic activation*" can
be used.
Main beam flash operates in
this position.
Dipped beam
Main beam can be activated.
Main beam flash operates in
this position.
A Applies to certain markets.
Volvo recommends that
as long as the traffic situation or weather con-
ditions are not unfavourable for the function for
"Main beam with automatic activation*".
Main beam flash
Move the stalk switch gently towards the steer-
ing wheel to the position for main beam flash.
3 Applies to certain markets, for headlamp control without AUTO mode.
*
88
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Main beam comes on until the stalk switch is
released.
A
/Dipped beam
Dipped beam
When the engine is started, dipped beam is
activated automatically
trol is in position
matic dipped beam for this position can be
deactivated by a workshop. Volvo recom-
mends that you contact an authorised Volvo
workshop.
In position
switched on when the engine is running or
when key position II is active.
Main beam
Main beam can be activated when the head-
lamp control is in position
Activate/deactivate main beam by moving the
stalk switch towards the steering wheel to the
mode is used, end position and release.
When main beam has been activated the sym-
bol
ment panel.
3
if the headlamp con-
. If necessary, auto-
dipped beam is always
3
or
illuminates in the combined instru-
Main beam with automatic activation -
AHB*
Main beam with automatic activation (Active
High Beam - AHB) is a function which uses a
camera sensor at the top edge of the wind-
screen 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 lights are switched back to
main beam a second or so after the camera
sensor no longer detects any such light.
In cars with this function the headlamp control
has another design, see page 87.
This function can be activated when the head-
lamp control is in position
to take place, the engine must have been run-
ning for at least 20 seconds and the speed of
.
the car must be 20 km/h or higher.
. For activation