Headlamp Functionality - Milan
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Mercury Milan, 2011 Lincoln MKZ, and 2011 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
When the high beams are requested, the low beams remain powered and a shutter within each headlamp is activated. This changes the headlamp beam pattern to illuminate a greater distance.
The flash-to-pass feature is unique for Milan. If the low beams are off when the flash-to-pass is requested, the low beams and the shutters within the headlamps are activated for approximately 0.5 second. If the low beams are on when the flash-to-pass is requested, the shutters within the headlamps are activated as long as the multifunction switch is held in the FLASH-TO-PASS position.