La mp s – BMW M6 Coupe 2006 User Manual

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vene at any time and switch the high beams on
and off in the accustomed manner.

Activating high-beam assistant

Turn the light switch to switch position

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Press the turn signal lever in the high beam
direction with the low beams switched on.

The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the high-beam
assistant is activated. The assistant

automatically switches between high and low
beams, reacting to oncoming traffic and traffic
ahead and to well-lit areas such as towns and
cities.

Manually switching between high and
low beams

You can intervene at any time if you wish or the
situation requires.

If the high-beam assistant has switched on
the high beams, but you want to use the low
beams, simply switch to the low beams with
the turn signal lever. This also deactivates
the high-beam assistant.
To reactivate the system, briefly press the
turn signal lever in the high beam direction
again.

If the high-beam assistant has switched on
the low beams, but you want to use the high
beams, switch to the high beams in the
accustomed manner. The system is deacti-
vated in the process and you must switch to
the low beams manually.
To reactivate the system, briefly press the
turn signal lever in the high beam direction
again.

You use the headlamp flasher in the usual
way when the low beams are on.

System limits

The high-beam assistant cannot replace
personal decisions about the benefits of

using high beams. In situations that require
them, you should switch to the low beams man-
ually to avoid a safety risk.

In the following sample situations, the system
either does not function or functions only in a
limited way and a personal reaction may be
required:

Under extremely unfavorable weather con-
ditions, such as fog or heavy precipitation

To make out poorly-lit road users such as
pedestrians, cyclists, people on horseback,
horse-drawn vehicles, train or ship traffic
close to the road and wild animals crossing
the road

In tight curves, on steep hilltops or in
depressions, with cross traffic or partially
concealed oncoming traffic on the freeway

In poorly lit places and with highly reflective
signs

In the low speed range

When the windshield is fogged up, dirty or
covered with stickers, decals, etc. in the
area of the interior rearview mirror

When the sensor is dirty. Clean the sensor
on the front side of the inside rearview mir-
ror with a cloth moistened with a small
amount of glass cleaner