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Lighting and visibility
reason, the lighting will not come on
automatically.
Manual
The spotlamps come on automatically:
– when the vehicle is unlocked.
– when a door is opened.
– when a request to locate the vehicle is received
from the remote control.
The inner surface of the windscreen may
become misted up and affect the proper
operation of the rain/sunshine sensor.
In humid and cold weather, demist the
windscreen regularly.
They also come on with the welcome lighting and
guide-me-home lighting functions.
They go off automatically after 30 seconds.
Automatic lighting
systems - General
recommendations
Guide-me-home and
welcome lighting
►ꢀ With the ignition off, pull the lighting control
stalk toward you ("headlamp flash") to activate/
deactivate the function.
The automatic lighting systems use a detection
Guide-me-home lighting
Automatic
camera, located at the top of the windscreen.
Manual guide-me-home lighting goes off
automatically after a period of time.
Operating limits
With the ring of the lighting control stalk in the
"AUTO" position and when the light is poor, the
dipped beam headlamps come on automatically
when the ignition is switched off.
The system may be disrupted or not work
correctly:
Automatic exterior welcome
lighting
With the "Automatic illumination of lamps"
function activated and when the light is poor,
the sidelamps, dipped beam headlamps and door
mirror spotlamps come on automatically when
the vehicle is unlocked.
– When visibility conditions are poor
(e.g. snowfall, heavy rain).
You can activate/deactivate this function
and adjust the guide-me-home lighting
duration in the Driving/Vehicle touch screen
menu.
– If the windscreen is dirty, misted-up or
masked (e.g. sticker) in front of the camera.
– If the vehicle is facing highly reflective signs
or safety barrier reflectors.
The system is not able to detect:
– Road users that do not have their own
lighting, such as pedestrians.
The activation, deactivation and duration
of the exterior welcome lighting are set in
the Driving/Vehicle touch screen menu.
– Vehicles with hidden lighting (e.g. travelling
behind a safety barrier on the motorway).
– Vehicles at the top or bottom of a steep
slope, on winding roads, on crossroads.
Door mirror spotlamps
These spotlamps facilitate access to the vehicle
by lighting the ground near the front doors.