Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off -'t/-·
In the "AUTO" position, a light sensor automatically
sw itches the head- and taillights on and off in respo nse to
ligh t con di ti ons.
Fig. 56 Instru ment
panel: light switch
Switching on automatic headlight control
- Tur n th e light switch to AUTO=> fig. 56.
Switching on the side marker lights
- Turn t he light switch to ~oo~.
Switching on th e headlights and high beam
- Tur n t he light swi tch to io.
- Push the high beam leve r forw ard towards t he instru -
me nt panel
=> page 73.
Switching off the lights
- Turn t he light switch to 0 .
Controls and equip-
ment
Clear vision
The head lights only work when the ignition is switched on . While
starting the engine or when switching off the ignition, the head -
lights will go off and only the side marker lights will be on.
After starting the engine, the xenon headlights are automatically
adjus t ed to the load and angle of the vehic le (for example, during
acceleration, braking) . This prevents oncoming traffic from experi -
encing unnecessary headlig ht glare from your xenon head ligh ts.
If the system is not operating properly, a warning symbol in the
Auto -Check Control is displayed =>
page 36.
With the side marker lights or head ligh ts switched on, the sym bol
next to the light switch illuminates
:oo:.
Daytime running lights
• USA models : The daytime running lights wi ll come on automati-
cally when t he ignition is turned on and the ligh t switch => fig. 56 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only in day light conditions).
The
Daytime running lights function can be turned on and off in the
MMI menu
Exterior lighti ng => page 70 => & .
• Canada models: The dayti me ru nning lights wi ll come on auto -
matically when the ignition is turned on and the light switch
::::> fig. 56 is in the O pos ition or the AUTO positi on (only in daylight
conditions) => & .
Automati c headligh t control
In the switch position AUTO the automatic headligh t cont rol is
turned on . The low beams are turned on automa t ica lly through a
light sensor as soon as ambient brightness (e.g. when driving into a
tunnel) fa lls below a value preset at the factory . When ambient
brightness increases again, the low beams are turned off again
automatically =>& .
In the
AUTO pos it ion the low beams are switched off automatically
when the ignition is turned off. If the high beams were switched on,
they w ill come on again the next time the automatic head ligh t
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