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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig. 44 Instrument panel: light switc h with all -weather
lights
The headlights only wo rk when t he ignition is
switched on. While sta rt ing the engine or when
switch ing off the ign ition, the headlights will go
off and only the side marker lights will be on .
If the sys t em is not operating properly, a wa rning
symbol in t he dr iver informa ti on d isplay is dis-
played .::>
page 24 .
Light switch --r;_-
Turn the switch .::> fig. 44 t o the corresponding
position . When the lights are switched on, t he
:oo:
sym bol tu rns on .
0 - The lights a re off or the daytime runni ng
lights are on :
- USA models: The daytime running lig hts will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light sw itch .::>
fig. 44 is in t he O posi-
t ion or the
AUTO position (only in day light con-
dit ions). The
Daytime running lights function
can be turned on an d off in t he MMI
¢ page 45, i=> &. .
- Canada model s: The dayt ime runn ing lights
will come on au t oma t ically when the igni ti on is
on and the light swi t ch .::>
fig. 44 is in the O po -
s ition, the
:oo: pos ition or the AUTO position
(only in daylig ht conditions) .::>&. .
AUTO - Automat ic head lig hts sw itch on a nd off
depend ing on br ightness, for example in tw ilight,
d uring rain or in tunne ls ¢ &. .
Lights and V ision
:oo: - Side marker ligh t s
io - Low beam head lights
~ - All-weather lights
lw-Rear fog lights*. When the rear fog lights are
on, the symbol
0$ on the sw itch will illuminate.
All-weather lights
The front lights are adjus t ed aut oma t ically so
that you are less likely to see g lare from your ow n
head lig hts, for example when driving on a wet
road.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control*
Your vehicle is equ ipped with a headlight ran ge
contro l system so t hat the head lig hts do not
blind oncoming t raffic if the vehicle load
changes . The hea dli ght range also adj usts auto-
matically when brak ing and acce lerating .
Light functions
The following light funct io ns are available de -
pending on veh icle equipment and o nly fu nction
whe n the light switc h is in t he AUTO position.
You can deactivate these functions in the MMI
under
Audi adaptive light ¢ page 45 .
Static cornering light* - the corne ring light
switches on automatically when the steering
wheel is turned at a certai n angle at speeds up to
approximately 44 mph (70 km/h) and when the
turn s ignal is activated at speeds up to approxi-
mately 25 mp h (40 km/h) . The area to t he side of
t he ve hicle is illuminated better w hen turning.
Dynamic curve light * - the curve light adapts it-
self to the curves in the road .
Highway light function* - this function adapts
t he lig hting for highway d riving based on vehicle
speed .
A WARNING
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- Automatic headlights are only intended to
assist the driver. They do no t relieve the
driver of his responsib ility to check the
headligh t s and to turn them on manually
according to t he cur rent light a nd vis ibility
conditions . For example, fog cannot be
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