Main-Beam Assistant E60, E61, E63, E64, E65, E66: Introduction: Notes

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The main-beam assistant assists the driver to operate the main-beam headlights. The main-beam assistant automatically switches the main-beam headlights on and off as the traffic situation changes.

The main-beam assistant detects vehicles travelling ahead of the car and oncoming traffic, and it also detects lighted stretches of roadway. By automatically switching off the main-beam headlights in good time, the main-beam assistant ensures that the occupants of oncoming vehicles, for example, are not dazzled by the headlights.

Advantages: Drivers do not have to concern themselves with the job of operating the main-beam headlights. This enhances the level of convenience for drivers. The main-beam headlights are switched on more frequently by the main-beam assistant than is the case with manually operated main-beam headlights. The driver's field of vision is optimally illuminated. Driving in the dark, therefore, is rendered safer.

IMPORTANT: The driver retains full responsibility for all his/her actions, despite the assistance of the main-beam assistant.

The main-beam assistant merely assists the driver in the task of operating the main-beam headlights. Responsibility for switching the main-beam headlights on and off in accordance with the dictates of the traffic situation rests with the drivers. The main-beam assistant can be deactivated at any time with the direction indicator/main-beam switch.

Option 5AC "Main-beam assistant" is available for the BMW 5-Series, 6-Series and 7-Series.

NOTE: Option 5AC only in combination with option 522. Option 5AC "Main-beam assistant" is available only in combination with option 522 "Bi-xenon for low-beam/main-beam headlights".

NOTE: Option 5AC only in combination with option 430. Option 5AC "Main-beam assistant" is available only in combination with option 430 "Interior and exterior rear-view mirrors, automatic anti-dazzle".

NOTE: Only the main beam of the bi-xenon headlights are switched on. If a main-beam assistant is fitted, only the main beam of the bi-xenon headlights are switched on.

The halogen headlights are switched on only when the headlight flasher is actuated. In countries in which daytime driving lights are required by law, the halogen headlights are used for the daytime driving lights.