46 Clear v ision
Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig. 40 Instr ument pane l: light switc h wit h all -weath-
er lights
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
sw itched on. Wh ile start ing the eng ine or
when switching off the ignition, the head-
lights will go off and on ly the s ide marker
lights w ill be on .
If the sys t em is not operating properly, a
warn ing symbol in the dr iver information dis-
play is displayed <=>page
22 .
Light switch -~ -
Turn the switch <=>fig. 40 to the co rrespond ing
position . When the lights a re switched on , the
:oo: symbo l turns on .
0 - The lights are off or the dayt ime run ning
lights are on:
- USA model s: The daytime running ligh t s
will come on automatically when the igni-
t ion is on and the light switch <=> fig .
40 is in
the
O posit ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions) . The
Daytime running
lights
function can be turned on and off in
the MMI <=> page
47, <=> .& .
- Canada model s: The daytime running lights
will come on automa t ically when the igni -
t ion is on and the light switch <=> fig .
40 is in
the
O posit ion, the :oo~ position or the AUTO
posit ion (on ly in daylight conditions) <=>.& .
AUTO - Automatic headlights swi t ch on and
off depend ing o n brightness , fo r example in
twi light, during rain or in tunnels <=>.& .
:oo~ - Side marker lights
io - Low beam head lights
~ - All-weather lights
@!l- Rear fog lights *. When th e rear fog lights
are on , the symbol
0$ on the sw itch will illu-
minate .
All-weather light s
In vehicles with all -weather lights, the front
lights are adju sted automatically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlig hts, for example when driving on a wet
road .
Automatic dynamic headlight range
control *
Your vehicle is equipped with a headlight
range control syst em so that the headligh t s
do not blind oncoming traffic if the vehicle
load cha nges . The headlight range a lso ad-
justs automatically when braking and acceler-
at ing .
Light function s
The following ligh t funct ions are available de·
pending on veh icle equipment and o nly fu nc-
t io n when the light switch is in the AUTO pos i-
t ion . You can deactivate these functions in the
MMI under
Audi adaptive light r:!> page 47 .
Static cornering light * · the cornering light
switches on automatically when the steering
wheel is turned at a certa in angle at speeds
up to approxima t ely 44 mph (70 km/h) and
when t he t urn sign a l is activated at speeds up
to approximately 25 mph (40 km/h) . The area
to the side of the vehicle is illuminated better
whe n turning.
Dynamic curve light * - the curve ligh t only
funct ions at speeds between approximately 6
mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (1 10 km/h) and
adapts itse lf to the cu rves in the road.
Highway light function* - this func t ion
adapts the lighting for highway driving based
on ve hicle speed .
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