BMW 7 E65 owners manual page 104

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Lamps Parking lamps/low beams Daytime driving lamps* If you wish, you can leave the light switch in Lamps the low-beam position: All external lamps go out when you switch off the ignition. Always observe all applicable laws gover- ning the use of daytime driving lamps. You can switch on the parking lamps when needed using the standard procedure described under Parking lamps. You can have the daytime driving Parking lamps/side marker lamps lamps on your vehicle programmed to With the switch in this position, the operate as desired.< front, rear and side vehicle lighting Automatic headlamp control is switched on. You can use the side When you set the switch to this marker lamps for parking. For lighting on position, the system activates and one side for parking as an additional fea- switches on and off the low beams ture, refer to page 103. in response to changes in ambient light Low beams conditions, for instance, in tunnels, at dawn When you switch off the ignition and dusk, and in rain and snow. The green with the headlamps on, the head- indicator lamp next to the symbol is illumi- lamps go out, and only the parking nated when the low beams are on. lamps remain on. Following automatic activation the Follow-me-home lamps: vehicle's external lighting remains on After parking the vehicle and when you switch on the fog lamps.< switching off the headlamps, you can use The automatic headlamp control the headlamp flasher control to activate cannot serve as a substitute for your the low beams for a period of roughly personal judgment in determining when the 40 seconds. You also have the options of lamps should be switched on in response extending this period or, as an alternative, to ambient lighting conditions. having this function deactivated.< For example, the system cannot detect fog. To avoid safety risks, you should always Lights on warning switch on the lamps manually under these If you switch off the ignition while the head-conditions.< lamps are on, when you subsequently open You can have the sensitivity of the the driver's door a gong will sound for sev- headlamp control system adjusted on eral seconds, while the Check Control will your vehicle.< provide you with a message. 102 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 197 - © 11/02 BMW AG

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