Ford TOURNEO CONNECT 2024 - Page 114

The blue indicator lamp lights up in the
instrument cluster when the high beam
hea
dlamps or headlamp flasher are
switched on.
Switching on high beam
1. Switch on the ignition and low beam.
2. Push the lever forwards from the centre
position → Fig. 87.
Switching o high beam
1. Pull the lever back from the centre posi-
tion → Fig. 87.
Switching the headlamp asher on and
o
1. Pull the lever back from the centre posi-
tion and hold → Fig. 87.
Release the lever to switch o.
Automatic Main Beam Control
Depending on the vehicle equipment level,
Automatic Main Beam Control may be
available → page 112.
WARNING
Using the high beam incorrectly can dis-
tra
ct and dazzle other road users. This
could cause accidents and serious or fatal
injuries.
·
Use high beam only if other road users
cannot be distracted or dazzled.
Automatic Main Beam Control
(
Adaptive Headlamps)
Automatic Main Beam Control automati-
cally dips the headlamps when oncoming
vehicles and vehicles driving in front are de-
tected. Automatic Main Beam Control also
recognises illuminated areas such as towns
and deactivates the high beam while driv-
ing through them.
Within the limits of the system, the high
beam is automatically switched on or o
depending on ambient and trac condi-
tions and on the driving speed →
.
Depending on the vehicle equipment level,
A
utomatic Main Beam Control can be acti-
vated and deactivated in the vehicle set-
tings in the Infotainment system
→ pa
ge 34.
Switching on Automatic Main
Beam Control
1. Switch on the ignition.
2.
Switch on automatic lighting con-
trol
.
3.
Tap the direction indicator and high
beam lever forwards twice from its ba-
sic position.
The
indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster displa
y lights up white when Auto-
matic Main Beam Control is switched on.
When Automatic Main Beam Control is ac-
tive, the indicator light is blue.
Switching o Automatic Main Beam
Control
1. Switch o automatic lighting con-
trol
.
Or: if A
utomatic Main Beam Control is
switched on and active, pull back the
direction indicator and high beam lever.
Or: if Automatic Main Beam Control is
switched on and not active, tap the di-
rection indicator and high beam lever
forward.
Manual high beam is now switched on.
To switch o manual high beam, pull
the direction indicator and high beam
lever backwards.
Or: switch o the ignition.
System limitations
The high beam must be manually switched
o under the following conditions, as it is
not switched o by Automatic Main Beam
Control in time or at all:
— In poorly lit streets where there are high-
ly-reflective signs.
— When encountering other road users with
insucient lighting, such as pedestrians
or cyclists.
— In the case of crossing trac at right-an-
gled junctions.
— In tight bends, brows of hills or depres-
sions in the land or half-hidden oncoming
trac.
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Lights