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Lighting and visibility -> Automatic headlamp dipping for Your Peugeot Rifter 4 Door 2003-2017

Lighting and visibility  
Activation, deactivation and the  
duration of the guide-me-home  
lighting are set in the vehicle  
configuration menu.  
Guide-me-home lighting  
This 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.  
Manual  
The system will be operational as soon as  
you have exceeded 16 mph (25 km/h).  
If the speed drops below 9 mph (15 km/h),  
the system no longer operates.  
Automatic exterior welcome  
lighting  
With the "Automatic illumination of headlamps"  
function activated, under low ambient light, the  
sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps come  
on automatically when the vehicle is unlocked.  
Switching on  
F With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps  
once using the lighting control stalk.  
F Another "headlamp flash" switches the  
function off.  
Activation, deactivation and the  
duration of the exterior welcome  
lighting are set in the vehicle  
configuration menu.  
Switching off  
Manual guide-me-home lighting goes off  
automatically at the end of a given period of  
time.  
Automatic headlamp  
dipping  
System which automatically changes between  
dipped and main beam according to the  
brightness and driving conditions, using  
a camera located at the top of the windscreen.  
Automatic  
If the ambient light level is low, the dipped  
beam headlamps come on automatically when  
switching off the ignition.  
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Lighting and visibility  
When deactivated, the lighting system changes  
to "automatic illumination of headlamps" mode.  
The status of the system remains in memory  
when the ignition is switched off.  
Pause  
If the situation requires a change of headlamp  
beam, the driver can take over at any time.  
F
Flashing the headlamps  
pauses the function and the  
system changes to "automatic  
illumination of headlamps"  
mode:  
Operation  
If the ambient light level is sufficient and/or if  
the traffic conditions do not allow illumination of  
the main beam headlamps:  
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if the "AUTO" and "Dipped beam" indicator  
lamps were on, the system changes to main  
beam,  
if the "AUTO" and "Main beam" indicator  
lamps were on, the system changes to  
dipped beam.  
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dipped beam is maintained,  
these indicator lamps come on  
in the instrument panel.  
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If the ambient light level is very low and the  
traffic conditions permit:  
To reactivate the function, flash the headlamps  
again.  
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main beam comes on  
automatically: these indicator  
lamps come on in the instrument  
panel.  
Activation/Deactivation  
When the system detects thick fog, it  
temporarily deactivates the function.  
As soon as the vehicle leaves the area of thick  
fog, the function reactivates automatically.  
Activation or deactivation is set  
via the vehicle configuration  
menu.  
This indicator lamp goes off while  
the function is deactivated.  
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Lighting and visibility  
Cornering lighting  
The system may suffer interference or not  
work correctly:  
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under poor visibility conditions (snow,  
heavy rain, etc.),  
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if the windscreen is dirty, misted or  
obscured (by a sticker, etc.) in front of  
the camera,  
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if the vehicle is facing highly reflective  
signs.  
When the system detects thick fog, it  
temporarily deactivates the function.  
The system is not able to detect:  
With cornering lighting  
If fitted to your vehicle, this system makes use  
of the beam from a front foglamp to illuminate  
the inside of a bend, when the main or dipped  
beam headlamps are on and the vehicle speed  
is below 25 mph (40 km/h) (urban driving,  
winding road, junctions, parking manoeuvres,  
etc.).  
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road users that do not have their own  
lighting, such as pedestrians,  
vehicles whose lighting is obscured  
(for example: vehicles running behind  
a safety barrier on a motorway),  
vehicles at the top or bottom of  
a steep slope, on winding roads, on  
crossroads.  
Switching on  
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This system starts:  
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when the corresponding direction indicator  
is switched on,  
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or  
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from a certain angle of rotation of the  
steering wheel.  
Switching off  
The system does not operate:  
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below a certain angle of rotation of the  
steering wheel,  
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above 25 mph (40 km/h),  
when reverse gear is engaged.  
Without cornering lighting  
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