App lies 10 vehic les: with light senso r package
Sensor activated head - and tail light control
In the "AUTO" position, light sensors monitor outside light
conditions and sw itch the head- and tail lights on and off
as required.
Activating
Fig. 87 Instru ment
panel: light sw itch at
AUTO position
- Tur n t he light swi t ch ~ fig. 87 to positi o n AUTO.
Deactivating
- Turn the light switch to posit ion 0.
In the switch position AUTO the automati c head- and ta il light
control
is activated . The corresponding symbol on the light switch
is lit.
Light sensors located in the ins ide mirror housing and stem
constantly check the light conditions surrounding the vehicle . If
ambient brightness falls below a factory set value (e.g. when driving
into a tunnel), the head - and tai llights including the license plate
illumination are automatically turned on. When ambient brightness
increases again, the external lights are turned off again
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Contro ls and eq uip-
ment
Cle a r v ision
& WARNING
• Autom atic head - and taillight control is only intended to assist
the driver. This feature does not relieve the driver of his responsi-
bilit y to check the headl ights and to t urn them on manually
according to the current light and visibilit y condition s. For
exa mple , fog and rain cannot be dete cted by the light sensors.
Consequently, alw ays swit ch th e headlights
fD on under the se
we ather condition s and w hen driving in th e da rk.
• Crashes can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
w hen you cannot be seen by oth er motori st s.
• Alw ays turn on the headlight s so that you can see ahead and
so that others can see your car from the back.
[ i ] Tip s
• In the AUTO mode , the low beams are turned off when the igni -
tion is turned off. The remaining lights are turned off when the key
is taken out of the ignition lock.
• Do not att ach stickers to the windshield in front of the sensors as
this can disable the automatic head- and taill ight contro l and the
automatic glare -dimming of the rearview mirror(s).
• Always observe the specific loca l regulations for your area when
to use your lights .
• In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the driver information
display wi ll show the symbol - .
If a light sensor malfu nction is indi -
cated, you must use the light switch to turn the low beams on and
off. a
~ehicle care irechnical data
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