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Lighting and visibility
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap05_eclairage-visibilite_ed01-2016
The system may suffer interference or
notworkcorrectly:
- under conditions of poor visibility
(fallingsnow,heavyrainorthick
fog,...),
- if the windscreen is dirty, misted or
obscured(byasticker,...)infrontof
the camera,
- ifthevehicleisfacinghighly
reflectivesigns.
Thesystemisnotabletodetect:
- road users that do not have their
ownlighting,suchaspedestrians,
- roaduserswhoselightingis
obscured,suchasvehiclesrunning
behind a safety barrier (on a
motorway,forexample),
- road users at the top or bottom of
a steep slope, on twisty roads, on
crossroads.
Deactivation
F In the Driving menu, select the "Driving
assistance" tab, then "Automatic
headlamp dip";thesystemchangesto
"automaticilluminationheadlamps"mode.
To reactivate the system, flash the headlamps
again.
Dependingonthesituation,
these indicator lamps
comeon.
Activation
F Putthelightingcontrolstalkring
in the "AUTO"position.
F In the Driving menu, select "Driving
assistance", then "Automatic headlamp
dip".
Operation
- dipped beam is
maintained, this indicator
lamp comes on in the
instrumentpanel.
F Flash the headlamps
(goingbeyondthepoint
of resistance) to activate
thefunction.
Once the function is activated, the system
operatesasfollows:
Iftheambientlightlevelissufficientand/orif
the traffic conditions do not allow illumination of
themainbeamheadlamps:
Iftheambientlightlevelisverylowandthe
trafficconditionspermit:
- main beam comes
onautomatically:this
indicator lamp comes on in
theinstrumentpanel.
Pause
Ifthesituationrequiresachangeofheadlamp
beam,thedrivercantakeoveratanytime.
F Flashingtheheadlamps
againpausesthe
function and the system
changesto"automaticilluminationof
headlamps"mode:
- if the "AUTO" and "Dipped beam"
indicator lamps are on, the system
changestomainbeam,
- if the "AUTO" and "Main beam" indicator
lampsareon,thesystemchangesto
dippedbeam.