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Switching On Automatic Headlight Control

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NOTE: Main-beam assistant active only when light switch is in position "A".  The main-beam assistant can be activated only when the light switch is in position "A".

If the light switch is in the "dipped-beam" position, the main-beam headlights have to be switched on and off manually, in the usual way.

  1. Turn the light switch to position "A" This switches on automatic headlight control.
  2. In twilight and in the dark the low-beam headlights are automatically switched on. The green indicator light in the light switch comes on. The low-beam headlights are switched on as follows:

    The bi-xenon headlights are switched on dipped.

NOTE: Arrows in illustrations  In the illustration, each broken-line arrows indicates an action (e.g. "turn the light switch to position "A").

The narrow arrows indicate the results of these actions in terms of system response.

Fig 1: Switching On Automatic Headlight Control
G00430156Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.