Lamps, Parking lamps/low beams, La mp s – BMW X3 3.0si SAV 2007 User Manual

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Lamps

Parking lamps/low beams

0 Lights off and daytime running lamps

1 Parking lamps and daytime running lamps

2 Low beams
3 Automatic headlamp control

, daytime run-

ning lamps

, and Adaptive Head Light

If you open the driver's door when the ignition is
switched off, then the exterior lighting is
switched off if the light switch is in position

0, 2,

Switch on the parking lamps as needed, switch
position

Parking lamps

In switch position

1, the vehicle is lit on all sides.

You can use the parking lamps for parking.

The parking lamps will discharge the bat-
tery. For this reason, avoid using them for

extended periods; otherwise, it may no longer
be possible to start the engine. It is preferable to
switch on the one-sided roadside parking
lamps, refer to page

Low beams

The low beams light up when the switch is in
position

2 and the ignition is on.

Defective lamps

The indicator lamp lights up:
At least one bulb of the exterior lighting
on the vehicle is defective.

Replacing bulbs, refer to page

104

Pathway lighting

When you activate the headlamp flasher after
parking the vehicle and switching off the lamps,
the low beams will come on for a brief period.

You may also have this function deacti-
vated if you wish.

Daytime running lamps*

If so desired, the light switch can remain in
position

0, 1, or 3.

In positions

0 and 3, after the vehicle is

switched off, the exterior lighting is automati-
cally switched off. In position

1, the parking

lamps are lit after the ignition is switched off.
The parking lamps can be switched on as
needed as described under Parking lamps.

You can have the daytime running lamps
activated on your vehicle.

Automatic headlamp control*

In switch position

3, the low beams are

switched on or off automatically, for example in
tunnels, at dawn and dusk, and in the event of
precipitation. The Adaptive Head Light

is acti-

vated.
When you enter a tunnel with bright ceiling
lighting, this can delay the switching on of your
low beams.
The headlamps can also come on when the sun
is low on the horizon in a blue sky.

The low beams remain switched on
regardless of the ambient light when you

switch on the front fog lamps

When the daytime running lamps are activated,
refer to page

, the low beam headlamps are

always switched on when the switch is in
position

3 and the ignition is switched on.

If so desired, the light switch can remain in
position

3. The exterior lamps are automatically

switched off after the vehicle is switched off.