Advanced main-beam control
Advanced main-beam control provides maximum illumination for the road and the edges of the
road. At the same time, it prevents vehicles in front or oncoming vehicles from being dazzled.
The system uses a camera to detect other road users and their distance from your vehicle and
covers part of the headlights appropriately. If the system can no longer prevent other road users
from being dazzled, main beam is switched off automatically.
Within the limits of the system, main-beam control automatically switches the main beam on or
off depending on the environmental and traffic conditions and on the driving speed →
.
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, main-beam control can be activated and deactivated
in the vehicle settings in the Infotainment system (→ Vehicle settings menu, Operation).
Switching on advanced main-beam control
—Switch on the ignition and the automatic headlights
.
—Briefly press the turn signal and main beam lever forwards out of the basic position.
When main-beam control is switched on, the
indicator lamp lights up in the instrument
cluster display. When main-beam control is active, the blue indicator lamp
lights up in the instrument cluster.
for main beam also
Switching off advanced main-beam control
—Switch off the automatic headlights
.
—OR: main-beam control switched on and active: pull back the turn signal and main beam lever.
—OR: main-beam control switched on and not active: tap the turn signal and main beam lever
forwards to switch on manual main beam. Pull back the turn signal and main beam lever to
switch off the manual main beam if necessary.
—OR: switch off the ignition.
System limits
The main beam must be manually switched off under the following conditions, as it is not
switched off by the main beam control in time or at all:
—In poorly lit streets where there are highly-reflective signs.
—Other road users with insufficient lighting facilities, such as pedestrians, cyclists.
—In tight bends, on steep hill crests or in dips in the road or when oncoming traffic is half-
hidden.
—With oncoming traffic on streets with a central barrier where the driver can see clearly over
the central barrier e.g. truck drivers.
—In fog, snow or heavy rain.
—In conditions where dust or sand has been swirled up.
—Damage to the windscreen in the camera's field of vision.
—If the field of view of the camera is covered by condensation, dirt, a sticker, snow or ice.
—If the camera is faulty or the power supply is interrupted.
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