BMW M5 E60 M Power owners manual page 98

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and low beams, reacting to oncoming traffic, or shipping traffic close to the road, and at vehicles ahead of you, and sufficiently lit areas, deer crossings mpse.g. in built-up zones. > in tight curves, on steep crests or dips, with Manually switching between high cross-traffic, or with partially hidden oncoming traffic on divided highways La beams and low beams > in poorly illuminated areas and in the pres- If you wish or the situation requires, you can ence of highly reflective signs intervene at any time. > in the low speed range > If the high-beam assistant has switched on > when the windshield is fogged up, dirty or the high beams, but yo u wish to use the low covered with stickers, decals etc. in the area beams, just switch on the low beams with of the inside rearview mirror the turn signal lever. This deactivates the high-beam assistant. > when the sensor is dirty. Clean the sensor In order to reactivate the system, briefly on the front side of the inside rearview mir- press the turn signal lever in the high-beam ror with a cloth slightly moistened with glass direction. cleaner > If the high-beam assistant has switched on Moreover, no system can operate without limi- the low beams, but you wish to use the high tations. High-beam assistant operation is sub- beams, simply switch on the high beams as ject to conditions that may reduce the system's usual. This deactivates the system and it is ability to recognize the difference between up to you to switch back to low beams.actual vehicle head lamps or tail lamps and, for In order to reactivate the system, briefly example, highly reflective signs, markers, and press the turn signal lever in the high-beam streetlights. To be on the safe side, the system direction. may periodically interpret these situations as > When the low beams are on, use the head-conditions that require low beams. Below are lamp flasher as usual. some of the situations in which premature switching to low beams can occur: System limits > approaching large and/or highly reflective The high-beam assistant is designed to signs maximize the amount of time that high > approaching certain lights, such as drive- beams can be safely used and to quickly switch way lighting and porch lights back to low beams when traffic approaches. > approaching certain traffic signals The system cannot completely replace driver > approaching large reflective markers intervention when unusual conditions are In these situations, the system may interpret encountered. For this reason, switch to low the above conditions as a vehicle ahead requir- beams when circumstances so dictate. Failure ing a switch to low beams. When the conditions to do so can pose a safety risk. in extremely unfavorable weather condi-visibility and traffic conditions. tions such as fog or heavy precipitation > in sensing road users with poor inherent Switching off via iDrive illumination such as pedestrians, cyclists, iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16. equestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, railroad 96 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 600 738 - © 08/08 BMW AG

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