Lamps, Parking lamps/low beams – BMW M3 Coupe 2004 User Manual

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Lamps

Parking lamps/Low beams

Parking lamps

The front, rear and side vehicle
lighting is switched on. You can
use this to signal the position of

the vehicle when it is parked. For light-
ing on one side for parking as an addi-
tional feature, refer to page

Low beams

When you switch the ignition off
with the low-beam headlamps
on, only the parking lamps will

remain on.

Follow me home lamps

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

You can also have this function
deactivated.

LIGHTS ON warning

Whenever you open the driver's door
after having turned the ignition key to
position 0, you will hear an acoustic
signal for a few seconds to remind you
that the lamps have not been switched
off.

Daytime driving lamps*

If you desire, the light switch can be left
in the low-beam position: when the
ignition is switched off, the external
lighting is also switched off.

When required, switch on the parking
lamps as usual as described under
Parking lamps.

You can have the activation set-
tings for the daytime driving lamps

programmed on your vehicle.

Automatic headlamp control*

When the switch is in this posi-
tion the system automatically
responds to changes in ambient

light – in tunnels, at dusk, etc. – and in
the event of rain and snow – by switch-
ing the low beams on or off.

The vehicle's external lamps
remain on constantly when you

switch on the front fog lamps after the
headlamps have come on automati-
cally.

Automatic headlamp control can-
not serve as a substitute for your

personal judgement in determining
when the lamps should be switched on.
For example, the sensors are not able
to detect fog. In such situations switch
on the lamp manually, as otherwise a
safety hazard will result.

You can have the sensitivity of
your vehicle's automatic head-

lamp control adjusted.