BMW 645Ci Coupe 2005 - Manual (Page 92)

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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 the 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
92 .
Low beams
The low beams light up in switch position 2 only
with the engine running. Otherwise the parking
lamps are lit.
Pathway lighting
After parking the vehicle and switching off the
headlamps, 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 lamps have not yet been switched off.
At the same time a message appears on the
Control Display.
Daytime driving lamps*
If you wish, you can leave the light switch in
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 switch position 3 the low beams are automat-
ically switched on or off depending on the ambi-
ent light, e.g. in a tunnel, at dawn/dusk in the
rain or snow, and the Adaptive Head Light
* is
active. The LED next to the symbol is illumi-
nated when the low beams are on.
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