Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
In the "AUTO" position, a light sensor auto·
matically switch es the head · and taillights on
and off in respons e to light conditions .
Fig. 5 3 Instrumen t pane l: light switch
The ligh t sw itch m ust not be overturned pas t
the stops in
either direct ion .
Switching on automatic headlight control
,.. Turn the light switch to AUTO ¢ fig. 53.
Switching on the side marker lights
,.. Turn the light switch to ,oo::.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
,.. Turn the light switch to tD .
,.. Push the high beam lever forward toward s
the instrument panel ¢
page 60 .
Switching off the light s
,.. Turn the light switch to 0.
The headlights only wo rk when t he ignition is
sw itched on . While st art ing the engine or
when switching
off the ignition, the head ·
lights will go
off and on ly the s ide marker
lights will be on .
Afte r star ti ng t he engine, the headlights are
automatically adjusted * t o the load and angle
of the vehicle (for example, during accelera ·
tion, braking). This prevents oncom ing traffic
from experiencing unnecessary headlight
glare from your headlights.
Clear vi sion 5 7
If the system is not ope rat ing properly, a
warning symbol in the Auto-Check Control is
displayed ¢
page 36.
Wit h the side mar ker light s or he adlight s
switched on, the symbol next to the light
sw itch illuminates
:oo::.
Daytime running lights
- USA models:
The daytime runn ing lights
will come on au t omatically whe n t he igni-
tion is t urne d on and t he light sw itch
¢
fig. 53 is in the O position or the AUTO po -
sition (only in daylight conditions) . The
Day-
time running lights
function can be turned
on and
off in the MMI menu Exter ior light-
ing ¢
page 58.
- Canada models: The dayt ime running lights
will come on automatically when the igni·
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢
fig. 53 is in the O position or the AUTO po -
sition (only in daylight condit ions) ¢ .&..
Automatic headlight control
In the switch position AUTO the automatic
headlight control
is turned on. The low
beams and tail lights are turned on automati-
ca lly through a light sensor as soon as amb i-
ent brightness (e.g . when driving into a t un-
nel) fa lls below a value preset at the factory.
When ambien t bright ness increases ag a in,
the low beams are turned
off ag ain autom ati-
cally ¢ .&..
In t he
AUTO posi t ion the low beams a re
switch ed
off aut om ati cally when t he igni t ion
is tur ned
off .
Light Sensor Malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction , the
dr iver is notified in the instrument cluster dis-
play:
g Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons the low beams are t urned
o n permanently wit h the switch in
AUTO.
However, you can conti nue to turn the lights
o n a nd
off us ing the light switch . Have the II>
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