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Lights, Headlamp control, Adaptive headlamps (if equipped) – Lincoln 2010 MKZ User Manual

Page 52: Autolamp control, Headlamps

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HEADLAMP CONTROL

Turns the lamps off.

Turns on the parking lamps,

instrument panel lamps, license
plate lamps and tail lamps.

Turns the low beam headlamps

on.

Adaptive headlamps (if equipped)

The headlamp beams move in the same direction as the steering wheel
to provide more visibility when driving around curves.

Note: The system has a power-up movement check feature. When the
vehicle is started, the lamps track to the right, then back to center to
alert the driver that the system is working properly. There is a delay of
two to five seconds before the adaptive headlamp system will operate
when the vehicle is driven, as the system is inactive below 3 mph
(5 km/h).

Autolamp control

The autolamp system provides light
sensitive automatic on-off control of
the exterior lights normally
controlled by the headlamp control.
• To turn autolamps on, rotate the

control to

.

• To turn autolamps off, rotate the

control from the autolamp
position.

The autolamp system also keeps the lights on for a predetermined
amount of time after the ignition switch is turned to off. You can change
the amount of time the lamps stay on by using the programming
procedure that follows:

Note: If the vehicle is equipped with autolamps, it will have the
headlamps on with windshield wipers feature. If the windshield
wipers are turned on, the exterior lamps will turn on with the headlamp
control in the autolamp position.

Lights

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2010 MKZ (378)
Owners Guide, 3rd Printing
USA
(fus)