Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 45 Instrument panel: light switch
Switching on AUTO - Automatic headlight
controls
• Turn the light switch to AUTO c> fig . 45 .
Switching on the side marker lights
• Turn the light switch to :oo::.
Switching on low beams
• Turn the light switc h to gD.
Switching off the lights
• Turn the light switch to 0 .
The low beams only illum inate with the ign ition
turned on.
With t he s ide marke r ligh t s or head ligh t s sw itch-
ed on, the symbol next to the light switch illum i-
nates
:oo::.
AUTO • Automatic headlight control
With t he switc h in the AUTO posi ti on, t he low
beams are switched on automat ically depending
on the ambient light, for example in a tunnel, at
dusk and when it is raining or snowing . When the
low beams are switched on, the
:oo: symbol
comes on . The low beams remain switched on re-
ga rdless of the amb ient light when you turn on
the fog lights.
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When you turn off t he ignition, the low beams
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are automat ically switched off .
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0
0
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Lights and V ision
Wit h a utomat ic head light cont rol, you also have
t he high-beam function available. However, if
yo u have not switched high beams back to low
beams while driving with automatic headlight
contro l, only the low beams come on the next
t ime you turn on automa t ic headl ight control. In
order to retur n t o high beams agai n, you first
have to pull the hig h beam lever back to the nor-
mal pos ition an d t hen push t he leve r fo rward.
Light sensor malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the
drive r is notified in the inst rument cluster dis -
play:
t!;I Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned on
permanent ly with the switc h in
AUTO. However,
you can continue to turn the lights on and off us-
ing t he light switch . Have the light sensor
checked as soo n as poss ible at an aut horized Audi
dealer or other qualified workshop .
A WARNING
=
- Automatic headlights * are on ly inten de d to
assist t he dr iver. They do not relieve t he
driver of his respon sibility t o check t he
he adlight s a nd to turn t hem on manu ally
accordi ng to t he current light and visibility
conditi ons. Fo r exam ple, fog cannot be d e-
tected by the light senso rs. So always switch
on the headlights gD u nder these weather
conditions and whe n d riving in the dark .
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
se en by other moto rists . Always turn on the
hea dligh t s so t hat you ca n see ahea d an d so
that oth e rs ca n see yo ur car from th e back.
- Please obey all laws whe n us ing t he lighti ng
syst ems described here.
@ Tips
- The light sensor for hea dlight control is lo-
cated in the rea r view m irro r mount. You
should the refore not apply any sticke rs to
the windsh ield in this area in order to pre-
vent malfu nct ions o r fail ures .
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