Light s and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig. 42 Instrument panel : light switch with all-weather
lights
The headlights only wo rk when t he ignit ion is
sw itched on. Whi le sta rti ng the engine or when
switching off the ignition, the headlights will go
off and only th e side marker lights will be on.
If the syst em is not operating properly, a warning
symbo l in the drive r informat ion display is dis-
p layed c::> page 21 .
Light switch -'t;f;
Turn the switch ~ fig. 42 to the corresponding
position . When t he lights are sw itched on, t he
:oo:
symbo l tu rns on .
0 - The lights are off or the daytime runni ng
lights are on :
- USA mode ls: The daytime running lights will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light sw itch
c::> fig . 42 is in t he O posi-
tion or the
AUTO position (only in daylight con-
dit ions). The
Daytime running lights func t ion
can be turned on a nd off in t he MMI
c::> page 47 , c::> & .
- Canada mo dels: The daytime runn ing lights
will come on automa t ically when the ignit ion is
o n and the light switch
c::> fig . 42 is in the O po -
sition, the
:oo: pos ition or the AUTO position
(on ly in daylight conditions)
c::> & .
AUTO - Automatic head light s switch on a nd off
depending on br igh t ness , for example in tw ilight,
du ring ra in or in tunne ls
c::> & .
46
:oo: -Side marker lights
gD - Low beam headlig hts
~
- All-weather lights
@il - Re ar fog lights *. When the rear fog lights are
on, the symbol
0$ on the switch will illuminate .
All-weather lights
The fro nt lights a re adjus t ed aut oma t ically so
that you are less likely to see gla re from your own
headlights, for example whe n driving on a wet
road.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control*
Your vehicle is equipped wit h a headlight range
contro l system so that the head lights do not
blind oncoming t raffic if t he vehicle load
changes. The head light range also adjusts auto-
matically when brak ing and acce lerating .
Light functions
The following ligh t f unct ions are available de-
pend ing on vehicle equipment and o nly fu nction
whe n the light switc h is in the AUTO position.
You can deactivate these fu nctions in the MMI
unde r
Audi adapti ve light c::> page 47.
Static cornering light* - the corne ring ligh t
switches on automat ically when the steering
whee l is turned at a certain angle at speeds up to
app roximately 44 mph (70 km/h) and when the
turn s ignal is activated at speeds up to approxi-
ma t ely 25 mph (40 km/h) . The area to t he side of
the ve hicle is illuminated better when turning .
Dynamic curve light * - the curve light adapts it-
self to the curves in the road .
Highway light fun ction* - this funct ion adapts
the lighti ng for highway d riving based on vehicle
speed .
A WARNING
-
- Automatic headlig hts are only intended to
assist the driver . They do not relieve the
driver of his responsibi lity to check the
headlights and to turn them o n manually
according to the cur rent light and visibility
condit ion s . For example, fog cannot be
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