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Function

Vehicle features and

options

Low beams.

This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐

cific and optional features offered with the series.

It also describes features and functions that are

not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due

to the selected options or country versions. This

also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐

tems. When using these functions and systems,

the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐

served.

Instrument lighting.

Right roadside parking light.

Left roadside parking light.

Lights and lighting

Automatic headlight

control

Switches in the vehicle

Concept

The low beams are switched on and off automat‐

ically depending on the ambient brightness, for

example in tunnels, in twilight or if there is pre‐

cipitation.

General information

A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can

cause the lights to be switched on.

The light switch element is located next to the

steering wheel.

If the low beams are switched on manually, the

automatic headlight control is deactivated.

Symbol

Function

Activating

Lights off.

Press the button on the light switch ele‐

ment.

Daytime running lights.

Parking lights.

The LED in the button lights up.

The indicator light in the instrument clus‐

ter is illuminated when the low beams are

switched on.

Automatic headlight control.

Adaptive light functions.

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System limits

The automatic headlight control cannot serve as

a substitute for your personal judgment of light‐

ing conditions.

Low beams

Switching on

Press the button on the light switch ele‐

ment.

For example, the sensors are unable to detect

fog or hazy weather. In these situations, switch

the lights on manually.

The low beams illuminate when drive-ready state

is switched on.

The indicator light in the instrument clus‐

ter lights up.

Parking lights, low beams

and roadside parking lights

Press the button again to switch on the low

beams when the standby state is switched on.

General information

Switching off

Depending on the country variant, the low beams

can be switched off in the low speed range.

If the driver's door is opened when the drive-

ready state is switched off, the exterior lighting is

automatically switched off.

Press the button on the light switch ele‐

ment.

Parking lights

General information

The parking lights can only be switched on in the

low speed range.

Roadside parking lights

When the vehicle is parked, a one-sided roadside

parking light can be switched on.

Switching on

Button Function

Press the button on the light switch ele‐

ment.

Right roadside parking light on/off.

The indicator light in the instrument clus‐

ter lights up.

Left roadside parking light on/off.

The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.

Do not use the parking lights for extended peri‐

ods; otherwise, they might drain the battery and

it would then be impossible to switch on drive-

ready state.

Welcome lights

General information

Depending on the equipment, the exterior light‐

ing of the vehicle can be set individually.

Switching off

Press the button on the light switch ele‐

ment or switch on the drive-ready state.

Activating/deactivating

Via iDrive:

After the drive-ready state is switched on, the

automatic headlight control will be activated.

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

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3. "Exterior lighting"

The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐

rently used.

4. Select the desired setting:

▷ "MGU-416756"

When unlocking the vehicle, individual

light functions are switched on for a lim‐

ited time.

Adaptive light functions

Concept

Adaptive light functions enable dynamic illumina‐

tion of the roadway.

Headlight courtesy delay

feature

General information

The adaptive light functions may consist of one

system or multiple systems, depending on the

equipment version:

General information

The low beams stay lit for a certain time if the

high beams are switched on after standby state

is switched on.

▷ Cornering light, refer to page 148.

Activating

Setting the duration

Press the button on the light switch ele‐

ment.

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR"

The LED in the button lights up.

2. "Settings"

The adaptive light functions are active when the

drive-ready state is switched on.

3. "Exterior lighting"

4. "Pathway lighting"

5. Select the desired setting.

Cornering light

Daytime running lights

In tight curves, for instance on mountainous

roads or when turning, an additional, cornering

light is switched on that lights up the inside of

the curve when the vehicle is moving below a

certain speed.

General information

The daytime running lights light up when drive-

ready state is switched on.

The cornering light is automatically switched on

depending on the steering angle or, where appli‐

cable, the use of turn signals.

Activating/deactivating

In some countries, daytime running lights are

mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti‐

vate the daytime running lights.

When driving in reverse, the cornering lights may

be automatically switched on regardless of the

steering angle.

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "Exterior lighting"

4. "Daytime driving lights"

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2. Press the button on the turn signal lever.

Adaptive headlight range

control

The adaptive headlight range control feature bal‐

ances out acceleration and braking processes as

well as the vehicle load conditions in order to

avoid dazzling oncoming traffic. Illumination of

the road is optimized.

High-beam Assistant

The indicator light in the instrument clus‐

ter is illuminated when the low beams are

switched on.

Concept

The high-beam Assistant detects other traffic

participants early on and automatically switches

the high beams on or off depending on the traffic

situation.

The headlights are automatically switched be‐

tween low beams and high beams.

The blue indicator light in the instrument

cluster lights up when the system

switches on the high beams.

General information

Driving interruption with activated high-beam As‐

sistant: the High-Beam Assistant remains acti‐

vated when driving continues.

The high-beam Assistant ensures that the high

beams are switched on, whenever the traffic sit‐

uation allows. In the low speed range, the high

beams are not switched on by the system.

The high-beam Assistant is deactivated when

manually switching the high beams on and off,

refer to page 120.

The system responds to light from oncoming

traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to am‐

bient lighting, for instance in towns and cities.

To reactivate the high-beam Assistant, press the

button on the turn signal lever.

The high beams can be switched on and off

manually at any time.

Deactivating

Activating

1.

Press the button on the light switch

element.

The LED in the button lights up.

Press the button on the turn signal lever.

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wagons; when driving close to train or ship

traffic; or at animal crossings.

Sensitivity of the high-beam

Assistant

▷ In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions,

in crossing traffic or half-obscured oncoming

traffic on highways.

General information

The sensitivity of the high-beam Assistant can

be adjusted.

▷ In poorly-lit towns and cities or in the pres‐

ence of highly reflective signs.

Safety information

▷ When the windshield in front of the interior

mirror is fogged over, dirty or covered with

stickers, etc.

Warning

If adjustments have been made or the sensitiv‐

ity has been modified, oncoming traffic may be

momentarily blinded. There is a risk of accident.

If adjustments have been made and the sensi‐

tivity has been modified, make sure that on‐

coming traffic is not momentarily blinded.

Instrument lighting

Functional requirement

The parking lights or low beams must be

switched on to adjust the brightness.

Switch off the high beams manually if required.

Adjusting

Adjusting the sensitivity

Adjust the brightness with the

thumbwheel.

Pull the turn signal lever for approxi‐

mately 10 seconds. The system responds more

sensitively.

A Check Control message is displayed.

Resetting the sensitivity

Interior lights

Pull the turn signal lever again for approx. 10 sec‐

onds. The sensitivity of the high-beam Assistant

is reset to the factory settings.

General information

Depending on the equipment version, interior

lights, footwell lights, entry lights, ambient light‐

ing, and speaker lighting are automatically con‐

trolled.

System limits

The high-beam Assistant cannot serve as a sub‐

stitute for the driver's personal judgment of when

to use the high beams. In situation that require

this, therefore switch off manually.

The system is not fully functional in the following

situations, and driver intervention may be neces‐

sary:

▷ In very unfavorable weather conditions, such

as fog or heavy precipitation.

▷ When detecting poorly-lit road users such as

pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and

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If the ambient light was deactivated via iDrive, it

will not be switched on when the vehicle is un‐

locked.

Overview

Buttons in the vehicle

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. "Ambient lighting"

The selected setting is stored for the driver pro‐

file currently used.

Selecting the color scheme

Interior lights

Via iDrive:

Reading lights

1. "CAR"

2. "Settings"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. "Color"

Switching the interior lights

on/off

5. Select the desired setting.

Press the button.

Setting the brightness

Via iDrive:

To switch off permanently: press the button and

hold for approx. 3 seconds.

1. "CAR"

Switching the reading lights

on/off

2. "Settings"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. "Brightness"

Press the button.

5. Select the desired setting.

Dimmed while driving

Via iDrive:

Ambient light

General information

1. "CAR"

Depending on the equipment version, lighting

can be adjusted for some lights in the car's inte‐

rior.

2. "Settings"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. "Dimmed for night driving"

Some lights of the interior lighting are dimmed

when the vehicle is driven in the dark.

Switching on/off

The ambient light is switched on when the vehi‐

cle is unlocked, and switched off when the vehi‐

cle is locked.

The selected setting is stored for the driver pro‐

file currently used.

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