Controls
Lights
Switching on
Headlamp courtesy delay feature
General information
The low beams stay lit for a short while if the
headlight flasher is switched on after the radio-
ready state is switched off.
Setting the duration
Using iDrive:
1. "Settings"
With radio-ready state switched off, press the
lever either up or down past the resistance
point for approx. 2 seconds.
2. "Lighting"
3. "Pathway lighting:"
4. Set length of time.
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐
rently used.
Switching off
Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
the opposite direction.
Automatic headlight control
Welcome lights and
headlamp courtesy delay
feature
Concept
The low beams are switched on and off auto‐
matically depending on the ambient bright‐
ness, for instance in tunnels, in twilight or if
there is precipitation.
Welcome lights
General information
General information
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be switched on.
Depending on the vehicle equipment and the
ambient brightness, individual light functions
may be switched on briefly when the vehicle is
unlocked.
When emerging from a tunnel during the day,
the low beams are not switched off immedi‐
ately but instead only after approx. 2 minutes.
Activating/deactivating
The low beams always stay on when the fog
light is switched on.
Position of switch:
Using iDrive:
,
Activating
1. "Settings"
Position of switch:
2. "Lighting"
The indicator light in the instrument cluster is
illuminated when the low beams are switched
on.
3. "Welcome lights"
Settings are stored for the profile currently
used.
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