Lamps; Automatic Headlamp Control; Parking Lamps - BMW 328i Owner's Manual

Lamps

Parking lamps/low beams
0 Lamps off and daytime running lamps
1 Parking lamps and daytime running lamps
2 Low-beam headlamps and welcome lamps
3

Automatic headlamp control

ning lamps, welcome lamps and Adaptive
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Head Light

Parking lamps

In switch position 1, the front, rear and side
vehicle lighting is switched on. You can use the
parking lamps for parking.
The parking lamps will discharge the bat-
tery. Therefore, do not leave them on for
unduly long periods of time, otherwise the bat-
tery might not have enough power to start the
engine. It is preferable to switch on the left-
hand or right-hand roadside parking lamps,
refer to page 75.<
Low beams
The low beams light up when the light switch is
in position 2 and the ignition is on.
If the light switch remains in position 2, the
exterior lamps are switched off automatically
when the driver's door is opened while the igni-
tion is off.
If necessary, switch on the parking lamps as
described in the section about parking lamps.
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Automatic headlamp control*
If the daytime running lamps are activated, refer
to page 74, they are switched on when the light
switch is in position 3 and the ignition is on.
Depending on ambient light conditions, the low
beams are switched on automatically, e.g. in a
tunnel, in twilight, or if there is precipitation. The
LED next to the symbol is illuminated when the
low beams are on.
When driving into tunnels with bright overhead
lights, there may be a delay before the head-
lamps come on.
The headlamps may also come on when the
sun is sitting low on a blue sky.
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, daytime run-
tions when you switch on the fog
If desired, the light switch can remain in position
3. The exterior lamps are automatically
switched off after the vehicle is parked.
judgment in determining when the lamps
should be switched on in response to ambient
lighting conditions. For example, the system
cannot detect fog or hazy weather. To avoid
safety risks, you should always switch on the
low-beam headlamps manually under these
conditions.<
Welcome lamps
If you leave the light switch in the low-beam or
automatic headlamp control position when you
switch off the ignition, the parking lamps and
interior lamps come on for a certain time as
soon as the vehicle is unlocked.
Pathway lighting
If you activate the headlamp flasher after park-
ing the car, with the lights switched off, the low
beams come on and remain on for a certain
time.
The low beams remain switched on inde-
pendent of the ambient lighting condi-
The automatic headlamp control cannot
serve as a substitute for your personal
73
lamps.<