Lighting and visibility -> Automatic headlamp dipping for Your Peugeot 408 4 Door Second Generation (2022-2026)

Lighting and visibility  
They go off automatically after 30 seconds.  
Maintenance  
Clean the windscreen regularly,  
particularly the area in front of the camera.  
The internal surface of the windscreen can  
also become misted around the camera.  
In humid and cold weather, demist the  
windscreen regularly.  
Do not allow snow to accumulate on the  
bonnet or roof of the vehicle as this could  
obstruct the camera.  
Automatic lighting  
systems - General  
recommendations  
The automatic lighting systems use a detection  
camera, located at the top of the windscreen.  
Operating limits  
The system may be disrupted or not work  
correctly:  
Automatic headlamp  
dipping  
When visibility conditions are poor (e.g.  
snowfall, heavy rain).  
For more information, refer to  
the General recommendations for  
automatic lighting systems.  
If the windscreen is dirty, misted-up or  
masked (e.g. sticker) in front of the  
camera.  
This system is a driving aid.  
The driver remains responsible for the  
vehicle's lighting, its correct use in the  
prevailing light, visibility and traffic conditions,  
and for compliance with driving and vehicle  
regulations.  
If the vehicle is facing highly reflective  
signs or safety barrier reflectors.  
This system automatically changes between  
main and dipped beam headlamps, according  
to the brightness and driving conditions, using a  
camera located at the top of the windscreen.  
The system is not able to detect:  
Road users that do not have their own  
lighting, such as pedestrians.  
The system becomes operational when  
the vehicle exceeds 28 mph (45km/h)  
When the speed falls below 22 mph (35  
km/h), the function is no longer operational.  
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.  
Activation/Deactivation  
Activate the function in the  
Settings > Vehicle application on  
the touch screen.  
Turn the lighting control stalk ring to the  
"AUTO" position.  
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Lighting and visibility  
Pause  
When the system detects thick fog, it  
temporarily deactivates the function.  
The driver remains responsible for the  
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vehicle's lighting, its correct use in the  
prevailing light, visibility and traffic conditions,  
and for compliance with driving and vehicle  
regulations.  
If the situation requires a change of headlamp  
beam, the driver can take over at any time.  
Operation  
Switch the headlamps manually between  
dipped and main beam to pause the function.  
If the "AUTO" and "Dipped beam" indicator  
lamps were on, the system changes to main  
beam.  
If the ambient light level is very low and traffic  
conditions permit:  
The system is active from 25 mph (40  
km/h) and deactivates below 12 mph (20  
km/h).  
The main beam head-  
lamps come on auto-  
matically. These indica-  
tor lamps light up on the  
instrument panel.  
If the "AUTO" and "Main beam" indicator lamps  
were on, the system changes to dipped beam.  
Activation/Deactivation  
To reactivate the function, once again switch  
the headlamps manually between dipped and  
main beam.  
Place the ring of the lighting control stalk in  
.
the “AUTO” position.  
If the ambient light level is sufficient and/or the  
traffic conditions do not allow the main beam  
headlamps to be lit:  
This indicator lamp comes on in the  
instrument panel.  
Malfunction  
If a malfunction occurs with the  
system or the camera, this warning  
lamp lights up on the instrument  
panel, accompanied by an audible  
signal and a message.  
The dipped beam head-  
lamps remain lit. These  
indicator lamps light up  
on the instrument pan-  
el.  
It is configured in the Settings >  
Vehicle touch screen application.  
The state of the system is stored when the  
ignition is switched off.  
When deactivated, the lighting system changes  
to "Automatic illumination of lamps" mode.  
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a  
qualified workshop.  
The function is deactivated if the foglamps  
are switched on or if the system detects  
poor visibility conditions (e.g. fog, heavy rain,  
snowfall).  
When the foglamps are switched off or when the  
visibility conditions become favourable again, the  
function is automatically reactivated.  
Peugeot Matrix LED  
It is recommended that you deactivate the  
function in foggy or snowy conditions or in  
case of heavy mist.  
The function temporarily is deactivated when  
the system detects thick fog or when the  
foglamps are switched on manually. This is  
signalled by the indicator lamp going off on  
the instrument panel.  
For more information, refer to  
the General recommendations for  
automatic lighting systems.  
This indicator lamp goes out when the  
function is deactivated.  
Available only on versions equipped with Full  
LED headlamps with Matrix Beam function.  
This system automatically adapts the main beam  
according to the driving conditions, so that  
optimum illumination is maintained for the driver,  
without causing a nuisance to other road users.  
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