VISIBILITY -> Automatic headlamp dipping for Your DS 5 4 Door First Generation (2011-2018)

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Visibility  
Automatic headlamp dipping  
Switching on  
Pause  
If the situation requires a change of headlamp  
beam, the driver can take over at any time.  
F
Put the lighting control stalk ring  
in the "AUTO" position.  
F
Press the button, its indicator  
lamp comes on.  
F
Flashing the headlamps  
again pauses the  
function and the lighting  
system changes to  
"automatic illumination of  
headlamps" mode.  
F
Flash the headlamps (pull  
the stalk beyond the point  
of resistance) to activate  
the function.  
System which automatically changes between  
dipped and main beam according to the lighting  
and traffic conditions, using a camera located  
in the rear view mirror.  
This indicator lamp comes  
on in the instrument panel  
to confirm activation.  
F
Flash the headlamps  
again to reactivate the  
system.  
Operation  
Once activated, the system operates as follows:  
This automatic headlamp dipping  
system is a driving aid. The driver  
remains responsible for the vehicle's  
lighting, its correct use for the prevailing  
conditions of light, visibility and traffic  
and observation of driving and vehicle  
regulations.  
Switching off  
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if there is adequate light and/or if the traffic  
conditions do not allow the use of main  
beam, then dipped beam is maintained,  
if the light level is low and the traffic  
conditions allow, main beam comes on  
automatically.  
F
Press the button, its indicator  
lamp goes off, the lighting  
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system changes to "automatic  
illumination of headlamps" mode.  
The system will be operational as soon as  
you have exceeded 15 mph (25 km/h).  
If the speed drops below 9 mph (15 km/h),  
the system no longer operates.  
Manual guide-me-home  
lighting  
Parking lamps  
The system may suffer interference or  
not work correctly:  
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under conditions of poor visibility  
(for example, snowfall, heavy rain  
or thick fog, ...),  
if the windscreen is dirty, misted or  
obscured (by a sticker, ...) in front of  
the camera,  
if the vehicle is facing highly  
reflective signs.  
Temporarily keeping the dipped beam  
Side markers for the vehicle by illumination of  
the sidelamps on the traffic side only.  
headlamps on after the vehicle's ignition has  
been switched off makes the exit of the vehicle's  
occupants easier when the light is poor.  
The system is not able to detect:  
F
Within one minute of switching off the  
ignition, operate the lighting control stalk  
up or down depending on the traffic side  
(for example: when parking on the left;  
lighting control stalk upwards; the right  
hand sidelamps are on).  
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road users that do not have their  
own lighting, such as pedestrians,  
road users whose lighting is  
obscured, such as vehicles running  
behind a safety barrier (on a  
motorway, for example),  
Switching on  
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F
Within one minute after switching of the  
ignition, "flash" the headlamps using the  
lighting stalk.  
This is confirmed by an audible signal and  
illumination of the corresponding direction  
indicator warning lamp in the instrument panel.  
To switch off the parking lamps, return the  
lighting control stalk to the middle position or  
switch on the ignition.  
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road users at the top or bottom of  
a steep slope, on twisty roads, on  
crossroads.  
F
A further "headlamp flash" switches the  
function off.  
Switching off  
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches  
off automatically after a set time (this time is  
programmable in the configuration menu).