Operation
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beam when passing through a town, for ex-
ample.
On tight bends and steep slopes (bumps)
to the vehicle lighting system, for example,
if additional headlights are installed.
and when oncoming vehicles are partially
obscured.
Switching the main beam assist on and off
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When the drivers of other oncoming vehi-
CAUTION
cles (such as a truck) can see over a guard
rail in the centre of the road.
Func-
tion
Use
To avoid affecting the operation of the sys-
tem, take the following points into consid-
eration:
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If the camera is damaged or the power
– Switch the ignition on and turn the light
supply is cut off.
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Clean the field of vision of the camera
switch to position .
In fog, snow and heavy rain.
With dust and sand turbulence.
With loose gravel in the field of vision of the
regularly and make sure it is free of snow
and ice.
– From the base position, move the main
Activate:
beam and turn signal lever forwards
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›››page 150. When the warning lamp
is displayed on the instrument panel dis-
play, the main beam assist is switched
on.
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Do not cover the field of vision of the
●
camera.
camera.
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Check that the windscreen is not dam-
When the field of vision of the camera is
aged in the area of the field of vision of the
camera.
misted up, dirty or covered by stickers, snow,
ice, etc.
– Turn the light switch to a different posi-
tion to ›››page 149.
– OR: with main beam on, move the turn
signal and main beam lever backwards.
– OR: move the turn signal and main
beam lever forward to manually enable
the main beam. The main beam assist
will then be deactivated.
Note
Deacti-
vate:
WARNING
Main beam and headlight flasher can be
turned on and off manually at any time with
the turn signal and main beam lever
››› page 150.
The convenience features of the main
beam assist should not encourage the tak-
ing of risks. The system is not a replace-
ment for driver concentration.
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You are always in control of the main
Malfunctions
beam and adapting it to the light, visibility
and traffic conditions.
The following conditions may prevent the
main beam headlight control from turning off
the headlights in time or from turning off alto-
gether:
●
It is possible that the main beam head-
light control does not recognise all driving
situations and is limited under certain cir-
cumstances.
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In poorly lit towns with highly reflective
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When the field of vision of the camera is
signs.
dirty, covered or damaged, operation of
the main beam control may be affected.
This also applies when changes are made
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Other insufficiently lit road users (such as
pedestrians or cyclists).
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