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Vehicle equipment

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This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐

cific and special equipment available for the

model series. It may therefore describe equip‐

ment which is not installed in your vehicle, for ex‐

ample on account of the optional equipment se‐

lected or the country variant. This also applies to

safety-relevant functions and systems. Please

comply with the relevant laws and regulations

when using the corresponding functions and

systems.

Daytime driving lights.

Side lights.

Low-beam headlights.

Manual headlight beam throw adjust‐

ment.

Instrument lighting.

Overview

Switch in the vehicle

Side lights, low-beam

headlights and parking

light

General

Switch position:

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If the driver's door is opened when the ignition is

switched off, the exterior lights are switched off

automatically.

The light switch panel is located next to the

steering wheel.

Side lights

Symbol Function

Switch position:

Rear fog light.

The vehicle is illuminated all round.

Do not leave the side lights on for extended peri‐

ods of time, as this could drain the battery and

you might not have enough power to start the

engine.

Front fog lights.

Automatic driving lights control.

Adaptive light functions.

To park, switch on the one-sided parking light,

see page 145.

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Via iDrive:

Low-beam headlights

Switch position:

1. "My Vehicle"

The low-beam headlights illuminate when the ig‐

nition is switched on.

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lights"

4. "Exterior lighting"

5. "Welcome lights"

Parking light

The setting is saved for the current driver profile.

Headlight courtesy delay feature

General

Principle

The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.

Switching on

If the high-beam headlights are activated with

radio-ready state switched off, the low-beam

headlights remain on for a certain amount of

time.

Setting the duration

Via iDrive:

1. "My Vehicle"

With radio-ready state switched off, push the

lever upwards or downwards beyond the resist‐

ance point.

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lights"

4. "Exterior lighting"

5. "Home lights"

Switching off

Press the lever back to the home position.

6. Set the duration.

The setting is saved for the current driver profile.

Welcome lights and

headlight courtesy delay

feature

Automatic driving lights

control

Principle

Welcome lights

Depending on ambient light conditions, the sys‐

tem switches the low-beam headlights on or off

automatically, for example in a tunnel, at twilight

and in rain or snow.

General

Depending on the equipment and the ambient

brightness, individual light functions may be

switched on briefly when the vehicle is unlocked.

General

The headlights may also come on when the sun

is low against a blue sky.

Activating/deactivating

Switch position:

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When emerging from tunnels in daylight, there is

a delay of approximately 2 minutes before the

low-beam headlights switch off.

Adaptive light functions

Principle

Adaptive light functions makes it possible to illu‐

minate the road responsively.

The low-beam headlights always remain on

when the fog lights are switched on.

Activating

Switch position:

General

The adaptive light functions consist of one sys‐

tem or multiple systems, depending on the

equipment version:

The indicator lamp in the instrument cluster is il‐

luminated when the low-beam headlights are

switched on.

▷ Adaptive Headlights, see page 146.

▷ Variable light distribution, see page 146.

▷ Cornering light, see page 147.

System limits

The automatic driving lights control is no substi‐

tute for using your own judgement to assess the

light conditions.

Activating

The sensors are unable, for example, to recog‐

nise fog or hazy weather. In such situations,

switch on the lights manually.

Switch position:

The adaptive light functions are active when the

engine is running.

Adaptive Headlights

The headlight beams follow the road ahead in re‐

sponse to the steering angle and other parame‐

ters.

Daytime driving lights

General

Switch position:

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To prevent dazzling oncoming vehicles, the

Adaptive Headlights do not swivel to the oppo‐

site side of the road when stationary.

The daytime driving lights illuminate when the ig‐

nition is switched on.

Activating/deactivating

In some countries daytime driving lights are com‐

pulsory, in which case the daytime driving lights

cannot be deactivated.

Variable light distribution

Principle

Variable light distribution illuminates the road

even more effectively.

Via iDrive:

1. "My Vehicle"

General

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lights"

The light distribution is automatically adapted to

the speed.

4. "Exterior lighting"

5. Select the desired setting.

City light

The light beam from the low-beam headlights is

extended at the sides.

The setting is saved for the currently used pro‐

file.

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Motorway beam pattern

The range of the low-beam headlights is in‐

creased.

High-beam assistance

Principle

High-beam assistance detects other road users

in good time and activates or deactivates the

high beam depending on the traffic situation.

Cornering light

In sharp turns up to a specified speed, for exam‐

ple in hairpin bends or when turning off, a corner‐

ing light is added that better illuminates the in‐

side area of the bend.

General

High-beam assistance ensures that the high-

beam headlights are switched on when the traffic

situation allows. The highbeam headlights are

not switched on by the system at low speeds.

The cornering light is activated automatically de‐

pending on the steering angle or use of the turn

indicators, where applicable.

When reversing, the cornering light may be acti‐

vated automatically irrespective of the steering

angle.

The system responds to the lights from oncom‐

ing traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to

ambient lighting, for example in built-up areas.

The high-beam headlights can be switched on

and off manually at any time.

Manual headlight beam

throw adjustment

If no-dazzle high-beam assistance is installed,

the high-beam headlights are not switched off

for oncoming vehicles or vehicles driving ahead

of you; instead, the areas of the beam that would

otherwise dazzle the oncoming traffic or traffic

driving ahead are masked off. In this case, the

blue indicator lamp continues to illuminate.

General

Depending on the equipment, adjust the beam

throw of the low-beam headlights manually in ac‐

cordance with the vehicle load. Otherwise, the

glare will disturb drivers of oncoming vehicles.

Activating/deactivating

Settings

Values after / are applicable when towing a trailer.

▷ 0/1 = 1 to 2 persons without luggage.

▷ 1/1 = 4 persons without luggage.

▷ 1/2 = 4 persons with luggage.

▷ 2/2 = 1 person, boot fully loaded.

Adaptive headlight beam

throw adjustment

Switch position, depending on the equipment:

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Press the button on the turn indicator lever.

Adaptive headlight beam throw adjustment com‐

pensates for acceleration and braking manoeu‐

vres and vehicle load conditions to prevent on‐

coming vehicles from being dazzled. Illumination

of the road is optimised.

The indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster is illuminated when the low-beam

headlights are switched on.

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The system will switch automatically between

low-beam and high-beam headlights.

Fog lights

The blue indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster illuminates if the high beam is

switched on by the system.

Front fog lights

Principle

High-beam assistance is deactivated by switch‐

ing the high beams on and off manually, see

page 118.

The fog lights work alongside the low-beam

headlights to illuminate a wider area of the road‐

way.

To reactivate high-beam assistance, press the

button on the turn indicator lever.

Operating requirements

Before the fog lights are switched on, the side

lights or low-beam headlights must be switched

on.

System limits

High-beam assistance cannot replace the driv‐

er's own judgement as to when to use the high-

beam headlights. Therefore activate the dipped

headlights manually if the situation requires it.

Switching on/off

Press the button.

In the following situations, the system will not op‐

erate or its operation will be impaired and your

intervention may be required:

The green indicator lamp illuminates if

the fog lights are switched on.

If automatic driving lights control, see page 145,

has been activated, the low-beam headlights illu‐

minate automatically when the front fog lights are

switched on.

▷ In extremely adverse weather conditions such

as fog or heavy precipitation.

▷ When detecting poorly lit road users such as

pedestrians, cyclists or horse riders or car‐

riages and when trains or ships are close to

the road, or when animals are crossing the

road.

Guiding fog lights

Switch position:

The light distribution of the low-beam headlights

may be adapted to the foggy conditions accord‐

ing to the speed.

▷ On narrow bends, on steep hilltops or in de‐

pressions, when there is crossing traffic or if

the view of oncoming vehicles on a motorway

is obstructed.

Rear fog light

▷ In poorly lit towns and where there are highly

reflective signs.

Operating requirements

▷ If the area of windscreen in front of the rear-

view mirror is covered with condensation, dirt,

stickers, labels, etc.

Before the rear fog light is switched on, the low-

beam headlights or the fog lights must be

switched on.

Switching on/off

Press the button.

The yellow indicator lamp illuminates if

the rear fog light is switched on.

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If automatic driving lights control, see page 145,

has been activated, the low-beam headlights

switch on automatically when the rear fog light is

switched on.

Interior light

General

Depending on equipment, the interior light, the

footwell lights, door entry lighting and the cour‐

tesy lighting are controlled automatically.

Left-hand/right-hand traffic

The brightness of some equipment is controlled

by the knurled wheel for the instrument lighting.

General

When driving in countries where vehicles drive

on the opposite side of the road to your vehicle's

country of registration, you will need to prevent

your headlights from dazzling oncoming vehicles.

Overview

LED headlights

Light distribution of the headlights prevents the

dipped-beam headlights from dazzling other road

users even when driving in a country where vehi‐

cles drive on the other side of the road to your

vehicle's country of registration.

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Interior light

Adaptive Headlights

Reading lights

When driving in countries which drive on the

other side of the road to your vehicle's country of

registration, do not drive with the switch in posi‐

Switching the interior light on/off

tion

. Otherwise, the variable light distribu‐

Press the button.

tion may result in a blinding effect.

To switch off permanently: press and hold the

button for approximately 3 seconds.

Instrument lighting

Switching the reading lights

on/off

Operating requirements

The brightness can only be adjusted when the

side lights or the low-beam headlights are

switched on.

Press the button.

Depending on the equipment version, there are

reading lights located at the front and in the rear

beside the interior light.

Adjusting

The brightness can be adjusted

using the knurled wheel.

Ambient lighting

General

Depending on the equipment, the lighting for

some of the interior lights can be adjusted.

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Selecting the colour scheme

Via iDrive:

1. "My Vehicle"

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lights"

4. "Interior lighting"

5. "Ambient light"

6. Select the desired setting.

Adjusting the brightness

Depending on equipment, the brightness of the

ambient light can be set using the knurled wheel

for the instrument lighting or on the Control Dis‐

play.

Via iDrive:

1. "My Vehicle"

2. "Vehicle settings"

3. "Lights"

4. "Interior lighting"

5. "Brightness"

6. To adjust the brightness.

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