Light s and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 33 Instrument panel: light switch with all weat her
lights
Light switch ·'t/..·
Tur n the switch to the corresponding posi t ion.
When the lights are sw itched on, the
:oo: symbol
turns on .
0 - The lights are off or the daytime running
lights are on:
- USA models: The daytime running lights will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light switch ¢
fig. 33 is in t he O posi-
t ion or t he
AUTO position (only in day light con-
dit ions). The
Daytime running light s func t ion
can be turned on a nd off in t he MMI
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- Canada mo dels: The daytime runn ing lights
will come on automati cally when the ignit ion is
on and the ligh t swi t ch
r=:> fig . 33 is in the O po-
sition, the
;oo: position or the AUTO position
(on ly in daylight conditions)
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AUTO - automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on br igh t ness, for example in tw ilight,
du ring rain or in tunne ls.
;oo: - Parking lights
io - Low beam headlights
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- All weather lights
@TI - Rear fog lights
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All-weather lights
The front lights a re adjus t ed aut oma t ically so
that t here is less g lare fo r the d river from his o r
her own lights, fo r example when roads are wet .
Automat ic dynamic headlight range control
system
Your vehicle is equ ipped with a headlight range
contro l system so that there is less g lare for on-
coming t raffic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlight range also adjusts automatically when
braking and accelerat ing .
Light funct ions
The following light functions may be ava ilable
depending on vehicle equ ipment and only func-
tion when the light switch is in the AUTO posi-
tion.
Static cornering light* - The corner ing light
switches on automatically at speeds up to ap-
proximately 44 mph (70 km) when the steering
whee l is at a certain angle. The area to the side of
the veh icle is illuminated better when turning.
A WARNING
- Automatic headlig hts are only intended to
assis t the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsib ility to check the head-
lights and to t urn them on manua lly based
on t he cur re nt ligh t a nd vis ibility conditions.
For examp le, fog cannot be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beam under these weather conditio ns an d
when driv ing in the dark
io.
- The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned on
in accorda nce with traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Always observe legal regulations when us-
ing the lighting systems described.
(D Tips
- The lig ht s enso r for t he a utomat ic he ad -
ligh t s is located in the rearview mirro r
mount . Do not place any stic kers in this area
on the w indshield.
- Some exter ior light ing funct ions can be ad -
justed
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