Deactivating The Main-Beam Assistant

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Precondition: Main-beam assistant active.

Irrespective of whether the main-beam headlights or the low-beam headlights are switched on, the procedure for deactivating the main-beam assistant is as follows:

Turn the light switch to the "low-beam headlights" position. The main-beam headlights now have to be switched on and off manually, just as in a car not fitted with a main-beam assistant.

Push the direction indicator/main-beam switch forward. The main-beam assistant is deactivated. The FLA indicator light in the instrument cluster goes out. The main-beam headlights remain on.

The procedure for deactivating the main-beam assistant differs, depending on whether the main-beam headlights or the low-beam headlights are switched on:

If both the main-beam assistant and main-beam headlights are switched on:
Pull the direction indicator/main-beam switch back. The main-beam headlights are switched off. The blue main-beam indicator light goes out. The main-beam assistant is deactivated. The FLA indicator light goes out. The dipped headlights remain on.
If both the main-beam assistant and low-beam headlights are switched on:
Push the direction indicator/main-beam forward once and then pull it back once. The main-beam headlights are switched on briefly then immediately switched off. The main-beam assistant is deactivated. The FLA indicator light goes out. The dipped headlights remain on.