2014-2022 Ford Mondeo 4 Door Lighting -> Automatic High Beam Control User Manual
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Lighting  
With all doors closed, but within the 30  
WARNINGS  
second delay, opening any door will result  
in the three minute timer starting again.  
A manual override may be required  
when approaching other road users  
such as cyclists.  
The home safe lights can be cancelled by  
either pulling the direction indicator lever  
towards the steering wheel again or by  
turning the ignition switch on.  
Do not use the system in fog.  
CAUTIONS  
AUTOLAMPS  
In cold and severe weather conditions  
the system may not function. A  
manual override may be necessary in  
these cases.  
Reflective road signs may be detected  
as oncoming traffic and the  
headlamps may be switched to low  
beam.  
If the lights of oncoming vehicles are  
hidden by obstacles (for example  
guard rails) the system may not  
deactivate the high beam.  
Always fit Ford Original Parts when  
replacing headlamp bulbs. Other  
bulbs may reduce system  
performance.  
Note: If you have switched autolamps on,  
you can only switch the high beam on when  
autolamps has switched the headlamps on.  
The headlamps will come on and go off  
automatically depending on the ambient  
light.  
Check and replace wiper blades  
regularly to ensure the camera sensor  
has a clear view through the  
DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS  
windscreen. Replacement wiper blades  
must be the correct length.  
The lamps will illuminate when the ignition  
is on.  
Note: Keep the windscreen free from  
obstructions such as bird droppings, insects  
and snow or ice.  
AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM  
CONTROL  
The system will automatically switch on  
main beam if it is dark enough and no other  
traffic is present. If it detects an  
WARNINGS  
approaching vehicles headlamps or tail  
lamps, or street lighting ahead the system  
will switch off main beam before it can  
distract other road users. Dipped beams  
will remain on.  
The system does not relieve you of  
your responsibility to drive with due  
care and attention. A manual  
override may be necessary if the system  
fails to switch the main beam on or off.  
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Mondeo (CA2) Vehicles Built From: 25-11-2013, Vehicles Built Up To: 31-12-2014, CG3536en enGBR, Edition date: 11/2013  
Lighting  
A camera sensor is centrally mounted  
Note: The system may take a short time to  
initialize after first switching the ignition on,  
especially in very dark conditions. The high  
beam will not automatically switch on  
during this period.  
behind the windshield of the vehicle, and  
monitors conditions continuously to decide  
when to switch the high beam off and on.  
Once the system is active the high beam  
will switch on if:  
Setting the system sensitivity  
It is dark enough to require the use of  
high beams and  
The system has three sensitivity levels  
which can be accessed via the information  
display. See InformationDisplays (page  
75).  
The sensitivity determines the speed at  
which the high beam will be restored after  
detected traffic leaves the field of view.  
there is no traffic or street lighting  
ahead and  
vehicle speed is greater than 40 km/h  
(25 mph).  
The high beam will switch off if:  
The ambient light is high enough that  
Manually overriding the system  
high beam is not required.  
An approaching vehicle's headlamps  
or tail lamps are detected.  
Street lighting is detected.  
Vehicle speed falls below 25 km/h (16  
mph).  
The camera sensor is too hot or  
becomes blocked.  
Activating the system  
Use the high beam lever to switch between  
high beam and low beam.  
Note: This is a temporary override and the  
system will return to automatic operation  
after a short period.  
Switch on the system using the information  
display and autolamps. See Information  
Displays (page 75). See Autolamps  
(page 46).  
To permanently deactivate the system use  
the information display menu or turn the  
lighting control switch from autolamps to  
headlamps.  
Turn the switch to the autolamps position.  
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Mondeo (CA2) Vehicles Built From: 25-11-2013, Vehicles Built Up To: 31-12-2014, CG3536en enGBR, Edition date: 11/2013  

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