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Lights
Symbol Function
Vehicle equipment
Lights off.
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and special equipment available for the
model series. It may therefore describe equip‐
ment which is not installed in your vehicle, for ex‐
ample on account of the optional equipment se‐
lected or the country variant. This also applies to
safety-relevant functions and systems. Please
comply with the relevant laws and regulations
when using the corresponding functions and
systems.
Daytime driving lights.
Side lights.
Low-beam headlights.
Manual headlight beam throw adjust‐
ment.
Instrument lighting.
Overview
Switch in the vehicle
Side lights, low-beam
headlights and parking
light
General
Switch position:
,
,
If the driver's door is opened when the ignition is
switched off, the exterior lights are switched off
automatically.
The light switch panel is located next to the
steering wheel.
Side lights
Symbol Function
Switch position:
Rear fog light.
The vehicle is illuminated all round.
Do not leave the side lights on for extended peri‐
ods of time, as this could drain the battery and
you might not have enough power to start the
engine.
Front fog lights.
Automatic driving lights control.
Adaptive light functions.
To park, switch on the one-sided parking light,
see page 145.
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Via iDrive:
Low-beam headlights
Switch position:
1. "My Vehicle"
The low-beam headlights illuminate when the ig‐
nition is switched on.
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Lights"
4. "Exterior lighting"
5. "Welcome lights"
Parking light
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
Headlight courtesy delay feature
General
Principle
The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
Switching on
If the high-beam headlights are activated with
radio-ready state switched off, the low-beam
headlights remain on for a certain amount of
time.
Setting the duration
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
With radio-ready state switched off, push the
lever upwards or downwards beyond the resist‐
ance point.
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Lights"
4. "Exterior lighting"
5. "Home lights"
Switching off
Press the lever back to the home position.
6. Set the duration.
The setting is saved for the current driver profile.
Welcome lights and
headlight courtesy delay
feature
Automatic driving lights
control
Principle
Welcome lights
Depending on ambient light conditions, the sys‐
tem switches the low-beam headlights on or off
automatically, for example in a tunnel, at twilight
and in rain or snow.
General
Depending on the equipment and the ambient
brightness, individual light functions may be
switched on briefly when the vehicle is unlocked.
General
The headlights may also come on when the sun
is low against a blue sky.
Activating/deactivating
Switch position:
,
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When emerging from tunnels in daylight, there is
a delay of approximately 2 minutes before the
low-beam headlights switch off.
Adaptive light functions
Principle
Adaptive light functions makes it possible to illu‐
minate the road responsively.
The low-beam headlights always remain on
when the fog lights are switched on.
Activating
Switch position:
General
The adaptive light functions consist of one sys‐
tem or multiple systems, depending on the
equipment version:
The indicator lamp in the instrument cluster is il‐
luminated when the low-beam headlights are
switched on.
▷ Adaptive Headlights, see page 146.
▷ Variable light distribution, see page 146.
▷ Cornering light, see page 147.
System limits
The automatic driving lights control is no substi‐
tute for using your own judgement to assess the
light conditions.
Activating
The sensors are unable, for example, to recog‐
nise fog or hazy weather. In such situations,
switch on the lights manually.
Switch position:
The adaptive light functions are active when the
engine is running.
Adaptive Headlights
The headlight beams follow the road ahead in re‐
sponse to the steering angle and other parame‐
ters.
Daytime driving lights
General
Switch position:
,
To prevent dazzling oncoming vehicles, the
Adaptive Headlights do not swivel to the oppo‐
site side of the road when stationary.
The daytime driving lights illuminate when the ig‐
nition is switched on.
Activating/deactivating
In some countries daytime driving lights are com‐
pulsory, in which case the daytime driving lights
cannot be deactivated.
Variable light distribution
Principle
Variable light distribution illuminates the road
even more effectively.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
General
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Lights"
The light distribution is automatically adapted to
the speed.
4. "Exterior lighting"
5. Select the desired setting.
City light
The light beam from the low-beam headlights is
extended at the sides.
The setting is saved for the currently used pro‐
file.
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Motorway beam pattern
The range of the low-beam headlights is in‐
creased.
High-beam assistance
Principle
High-beam assistance detects other road users
in good time and activates or deactivates the
high beam depending on the traffic situation.
Cornering light
In sharp turns up to a specified speed, for exam‐
ple in hairpin bends or when turning off, a corner‐
ing light is added that better illuminates the in‐
side area of the bend.
General
High-beam assistance ensures that the high-
beam headlights are switched on when the traffic
situation allows. The highbeam headlights are
not switched on by the system at low speeds.
The cornering light is activated automatically de‐
pending on the steering angle or use of the turn
indicators, where applicable.
When reversing, the cornering light may be acti‐
vated automatically irrespective of the steering
angle.
The system responds to the lights from oncom‐
ing traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to
ambient lighting, for example in built-up areas.
The high-beam headlights can be switched on
and off manually at any time.
Manual headlight beam
throw adjustment
If no-dazzle high-beam assistance is installed,
the high-beam headlights are not switched off
for oncoming vehicles or vehicles driving ahead
of you; instead, the areas of the beam that would
otherwise dazzle the oncoming traffic or traffic
driving ahead are masked off. In this case, the
blue indicator lamp continues to illuminate.
General
Depending on the equipment, adjust the beam
throw of the low-beam headlights manually in ac‐
cordance with the vehicle load. Otherwise, the
glare will disturb drivers of oncoming vehicles.
Activating/deactivating
Settings
Values after / are applicable when towing a trailer.
▷ 0/1 = 1 to 2 persons without luggage.
▷ 1/1 = 4 persons without luggage.
▷ 1/2 = 4 persons with luggage.
▷ 2/2 = 1 person, boot fully loaded.
Adaptive headlight beam
throw adjustment
Switch position, depending on the equipment:
,
Press the button on the turn indicator lever.
Adaptive headlight beam throw adjustment com‐
pensates for acceleration and braking manoeu‐
vres and vehicle load conditions to prevent on‐
coming vehicles from being dazzled. Illumination
of the road is optimised.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low-beam
headlights are switched on.
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The system will switch automatically between
low-beam and high-beam headlights.
Fog lights
The blue indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster illuminates if the high beam is
switched on by the system.
Front fog lights
Principle
High-beam assistance is deactivated by switch‐
ing the high beams on and off manually, see
page 118.
The fog lights work alongside the low-beam
headlights to illuminate a wider area of the road‐
way.
To reactivate high-beam assistance, press the
button on the turn indicator lever.
Operating requirements
Before the fog lights are switched on, the side
lights or low-beam headlights must be switched
on.
System limits
High-beam assistance cannot replace the driv‐
er's own judgement as to when to use the high-
beam headlights. Therefore activate the dipped
headlights manually if the situation requires it.
Switching on/off
Press the button.
In the following situations, the system will not op‐
erate or its operation will be impaired and your
intervention may be required:
The green indicator lamp illuminates if
the fog lights are switched on.
If automatic driving lights control, see page 145,
has been activated, the low-beam headlights illu‐
minate automatically when the front fog lights are
switched on.
▷ In extremely adverse weather conditions such
as fog or heavy precipitation.
▷ When detecting poorly lit road users such as
pedestrians, cyclists or horse riders or car‐
riages and when trains or ships are close to
the road, or when animals are crossing the
road.
Guiding fog lights
Switch position:
The light distribution of the low-beam headlights
may be adapted to the foggy conditions accord‐
ing to the speed.
▷ On narrow bends, on steep hilltops or in de‐
pressions, when there is crossing traffic or if
the view of oncoming vehicles on a motorway
is obstructed.
Rear fog light
▷ In poorly lit towns and where there are highly
reflective signs.
Operating requirements
▷ If the area of windscreen in front of the rear-
view mirror is covered with condensation, dirt,
stickers, labels, etc.
Before the rear fog light is switched on, the low-
beam headlights or the fog lights must be
switched on.
Switching on/off
Press the button.
The yellow indicator lamp illuminates if
the rear fog light is switched on.
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If automatic driving lights control, see page 145,
has been activated, the low-beam headlights
switch on automatically when the rear fog light is
switched on.
Interior light
General
Depending on equipment, the interior light, the
footwell lights, door entry lighting and the cour‐
tesy lighting are controlled automatically.
Left-hand/right-hand traffic
The brightness of some equipment is controlled
by the knurled wheel for the instrument lighting.
General
When driving in countries where vehicles drive
on the opposite side of the road to your vehicle's
country of registration, you will need to prevent
your headlights from dazzling oncoming vehicles.
Overview
LED headlights
Light distribution of the headlights prevents the
dipped-beam headlights from dazzling other road
users even when driving in a country where vehi‐
cles drive on the other side of the road to your
vehicle's country of registration.
1
2
Interior light
Adaptive Headlights
Reading lights
When driving in countries which drive on the
other side of the road to your vehicle's country of
registration, do not drive with the switch in posi‐
Switching the interior light on/off
tion
. Otherwise, the variable light distribu‐
Press the button.
tion may result in a blinding effect.
To switch off permanently: press and hold the
button for approximately 3 seconds.
Instrument lighting
Switching the reading lights
on/off
Operating requirements
The brightness can only be adjusted when the
side lights or the low-beam headlights are
switched on.
Press the button.
Depending on the equipment version, there are
reading lights located at the front and in the rear
beside the interior light.
Adjusting
The brightness can be adjusted
using the knurled wheel.
Ambient lighting
General
Depending on the equipment, the lighting for
some of the interior lights can be adjusted.
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Selecting the colour scheme
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Lights"
4. "Interior lighting"
5. "Ambient light"
6. Select the desired setting.
Adjusting the brightness
Depending on equipment, the brightness of the
ambient light can be set using the knurled wheel
for the instrument lighting or on the Control Dis‐
play.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "Vehicle settings"
3. "Lights"
4. "Interior lighting"
5. "Brightness"
6. To adjust the brightness.
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