BMW 525i Sedan 2005 - Manual (Page 88)

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Lamps
Parking lamps/low beams
0 Lights off
1 Parking lamps
2 Low beams/daytime driving lamps
*
3 Automatic headlamp control * /
Adaptive Head Light *
Parking lamps
In switch position 1, the front, rear and side
vehicle lighting is switched on. You can use the
parking lamps for parking. For lighting on one
side for parking as an additional feature, refer to
page
88 .
Low beams
The low beams are activated in switch
position
2 only when the engine is running, oth-
erwise only the parking lamps are switched on.
Pathway lighting
If the vehicle is parked and the headlamps are
switched off, operating the headlamp flasher
activates the low beams. You can set the dura-
tion on the Control Display or deactivate the
function.
Control Center, for principle details, refer to
page
16 .
1. Open the menu.
2. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.
3. Select "Light" and press the controller.
4. Select "Pathway lighting" and press the
controller.
5. Turn the controller to select the corre-
sponding duration.
6. Press the controller to apply the setting.
Lights on warning
If you turn the ignition key to position 0, an
acoustic signal sounds when you open the
driver's door for a few seconds to remind you
that the light has not yet been switched off.
At the same time a message appears on the
Control Display.
Daytime driving lamps*
If so desired, you can leave the light switch in
the low beam position
2.
Always observe all applicable laws governing
the use of daytime driving lamps.
You can switch on the parking lamps when
needed using the standard procedure
described under Parking lamps.
Automatic headlamp control*
In the switch position 3, the system activates
and switches on and off the low beams in
response to changes in ambient light condi-
tions, for instance, in a tunnel, at dawn and
dusk, and in rain or snow. Adaptive Head Light
*
is active. The LED next to the symbol is illumi-
nated when the low beams are on.
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