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4. If necessary, "Additional settings"
5. "One-touch turn signal"
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes model-specific equip-
ment, systems, and functions that are currently
available, or may become available in the fu-
ture, even if they are not present in the vehicle.
6. Select the desired setting.
Brief flashing
Press the lever to the resistance point and hold
it there for as long as you want the turn signal
to flash.
Additional information:
Vehicle equipment, refer to page 8.
High beams,
Turn signal
headlight flasher
Turn signal in exterior mirror
Press the lever forward or pull it backward.
When driving and during operation of the turn
signals or hazard warning system, do not fold
in the exterior mirrors so that the turn signal
lamps on the exterior mirror are easy to see.
Flashing
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High beams on, arrow 1.
The high beams illuminate when the low
beams are switched on.
High beams off/headlight flasher, arrow 2.
Press the lever past the resistance point.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the high
beams are turned on.
One-touch signaling
Lightly tap the lever up or down.
The one-touch signaling duration can be ad-
justed.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Exterior lighting"
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The indicator light in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low
beams are switched on.
Automatic High Beam
Assistant
The headlights are automatically changed be-
tween low beams and high beams.
Principle
The Automatic High Beam Assistant detects
other road users early on and automatically
switches the high beams on or off depending
on the traffic situation.
The blue indicator light in the instru-
ment cluster illuminates when the sys-
tem switches on the high beams.
Interruption of the journey with activated Au-
tomatic High Beam Assistant: the Automatic
High Beam Assistant remains activated when
continuing the journey.
General information
The Automatic High Beam Assistant ensures
that the high beams are switched on, when-
ever the traffic situation allows. In the low
speed range, the high beams are not switched
on by the system.
The Automatic High Beam Assistant is de-
activated when manually switching the high
beams on and off.
The system responds to light from oncoming
traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to
ambient lighting, for instance in towns and cit-
ies.
To reactivate the Automatic High Beam Assis-
tant, press the button on the turn signal lever.
Deactivating Automatic High Beam
Assistant
The high beams can be switched on and off
manually at any time.
Functional requirements
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Automatic headlight control is activated.
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Low beams are switched on.
Activating Automatic High Beam
Assistant
Press the button on the turn signal lever.
Sensitivity of the Automatic High
Beam Assistant
General information
The sensitivity of the Automatic High Beam
Assistant can be adjusted.
Press the button on the turn signal lever.
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In very unfavorable weather conditions
such as fog or heavy precipitation.
Safety information
When detecting poorly-lit road users such
as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders
and wagons; when driving close to train or
ship traffic; or at animal crossings.
Warning
If adjustments have been made or the sen-
sitivity has been modified, oncoming traffic
may be momentarily blinded. There is a risk
of accident. If adjustments have been made
and the sensitivity has been modified, make
sure that oncoming traffic is not momentarily
blinded. Switch off the high beams manually
if required.
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In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions,
in crossing traffic or half-obscured oncom-
ing traffic on highways.
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In poorly-lit towns and cities or in the pres-
ence of highly reflective signs.
When the windshield in front of the interior
mirror is fogged up, dirty or covered with
stickers, etc.
Functional requirements
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Setting at standstill only.
Drive-ready state is switched on.
Light is turned off.
Exterior lighting
Overview
Increasing sensitivity
Push the turn signal lever to the front for ap-
proximately 10 seconds.
Buttons in the vehicle
A Check Control message is displayed. The
system responds more sensitively.
Resetting the sensitivity
Push the turn signal lever to the front again
for approx. 10 seconds or switch off the drive-
ready state.
The sensitivity of the Automatic High Beam
Assistant is reset to the factory settings.
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Function
System limits
Exterior lighting off.
The Automatic High Beam Assistant cannot
replace the driver's personal judgment of when
to use the high beams. When appropriate, dim
the high beams manually.
Daytime driving lights.
Parking lights.
The system may not be fully operational in
the following situations, and driver intervention
may be necessary:
Automatic headlight control.
Adaptive lighting functions.
Low beams.
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The indicator light in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low
beams are switched on.
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Function
Instrument lighting.
System limits
The automatic headlight control cannot re-
place your personal judgment of lighting condi-
tions.
Right roadside parking light.
Left roadside parking light.
For example, the sensors are unable to detect
fog or hazy weather. In these situations, turn
the lights on manually.
Buttons on the vehicle key
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Function
Parking lights, low-beams
and roadside parking lights
Interior lighting.
Parts of the exterior lighting.
General information
Pathway lighting.
If the driver's door is opened when the drive-
ready state is switched off, the exterior lighting
is automatically switched off after a period of
time.
Automatic headlight control
Parking lights
Principle
General information
The parking lights can only be switched on in
the low speed range.
The low beams are switched on and off au-
tomatically depending on the ambient bright-
ness, for example in tunnels, in twilight or if
there is precipitation.
Turning on parking lights
General information
Press the button on the light switch.
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be turned on.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
If the low beams are switched on manually, the
automatic headlight control is deactivated.
The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.
Activate automatic headlight control
Do not use the parking lights for extended pe-
riods; otherwise, they might drain the vehicle
battery and it would then be impossible to
switch on drive-ready state.
Press the button on the light switch.
The LED in the button illuminates.
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Switching off the roadside parking light:
Turning off parking lights
The following options are available to turn off
the parking lights:
Press the button on the light switch or
turn on drive-ready state.
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Press the button on the light switch.
Turn on drive-ready state.
Welcome lights
After the drive-ready state is switched on,
the automatic headlight control will be acti-
vated.
Principle
The welcome light turns on automatically for
a limited period of time when approaching or
unlocking the vehicle.
Low beams
Turning on low beams
General information
Depending on the equipment, the exterior
lighting of the vehicle can be set individually.
Press the button on the light switch.
The low beams illuminate when drive-ready
state is switched on.
Activating/deactivating welcome
light
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Exterior lighting"
Press the button again to switch on the low
beams when the standby state is switched on.
4. If necessary, "Additional settings"
5. Depending on the equipment, select the
following setting:
Turning off low beams
Depending on the national-market version, the
low beams can be turned off in the low speed
range:
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"Welcome and goodbye"
When unlocking the vehicle, individual
lighting functions are turned on.
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Press the button on the light switch.
Turning on the welcome light
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Automatically on approach.
Roadside parking lights
When the vehicle is parked, a one-sided road-
side parking light can be switched on.
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During unlocking.
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Press the button on the vehicle key
with the vehicle locked.
Button Function
Right roadside parking light on.
Depending on the settings, the interior
lighting and parts of the exterior lighting will
be turned on.
Left roadside parking light off.
The function is not available for the first
10 seconds after locking.
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4. If necessary, "Additional settings"
Pathway lighting
5. Depending on vehicle equipment or na-
tional-market version:
Principle
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"Daytime driving lights"
For the pathway lighting, the exterior lighting
turns on for a certain period of time after leav-
ing the vehicle in order to illuminate the area
surrounding the vehicle.
"Rear daytime driving lights"
Adaptive lighting functions
Switching pathway lighting on
Principle
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After switching off the drive-ready state,
briefly push the turn signal lever forward.
Adaptive lighting functions enable dynamic il-
lumination of the road.
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Press and hold the button on the
vehicle key for approx. 1 second.
General information
The adaptive lighting functions may consist of
one system or multiple systems, depending on
the equipment version:
Setting the duration
1.
Apps menu
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Adaptive Light Control.
Cornering light.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Exterior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Additional settings"
5. "Pathway lighting"
Activating the adaptive lighting
functions
6. Select the desired setting.
Press the button on the light switch.
Daytime driving lights
The LED in the button illuminates.
The adaptive lighting functions are active
when the drive-ready state is switched on.
General information
The daytime driving lights illuminate when
drive-ready state is switched on.
Adaptive Light Control
Activating/deactivating daytime
driving lights
In some countries, daytime driving lights are
mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti-
vate the daytime driving lights in front.
General information
Depending on the steering-wheel angle and
other parameters, the light from the headlight
follows the course of the road.
To avoid blinding oncoming traffic, the Adap-
tive Light Control does not swivel to the oppo-
site lane when the vehicle is at a standstill.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Exterior lighting"
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Cornering light
Interior lighting
Principle
General information
In tight curves, for instance on mountainous
roads or when turning, an additional cornering
light is switched on that illuminates the inside
of the curve when the vehicle is moving below
a certain speed.
Depending on the equipment version, interior
lights, footwell lights, entry lights, ambient
lighting, and speaker lighting are automatically
controlled.
Overview
General information
The cornering light is automatically switched
on depending on the steering-wheel angle or,
where applicable, the use of turn signals.
When driving in reverse, the cornering lights
may be automatically switched on regardless
of the steering-wheel angle.
Adaptive headlight range
control
Reading lights
Interior lights
The adaptive headlight range control feature
balances out acceleration and braking proc-
esses as well as the vehicle load conditions in
order to avoid blinding oncoming traffic.
Turning interior lights on/off
Press the button.
Instrument lighting
To switch off permanently: press the button
and hold for approx. 3 seconds.
Functional requirement
The brightness can only be adjusted when the
parking lights or low beams are turned on.
The interior lights in the rear of the vehicle
can be switched on and off independently. The
button is located in the rear headliner.
Setting the brightness
Adjust the brightness with the
thumbwheel.
Turning reading lights on/off
Press the button.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the read-
ing lights are located next to the interior lights
in the front and rear.
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Dynamic light
Ambient light
Individual actions, for example incoming calls
or opened doors, are indicated by light effects.
If the ambient light is disabled, the light effects
are still displayed.
General information
Depending on the equipment version, lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the car's
interior.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
Activating/deactivating ambient
light
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Dynamic light"
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
6. Select the desired setting.
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Ambient lighting"
Reduced for night drive
Some lights of the interior lighting are reduced
when the vehicle is driven in the dark.
Turning ambient light on/off
1.
Apps menu
The ambient light is switched on when the ve-
hicle is unlocked, and switched off when the
vehicle is locked.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Reduced for night driving"
If the ambient light was deactivated via iDrive,
it will not be turned on when the vehicle is
unlocked.
Window wiper system
Safety information
Warning
Selecting the color
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Color"
If the wipers start moving in the folded away
state, body parts can be jammed or damage
may occur to parts of the vehicle. There is a
risk of injury or risk of damage to property.
Make sure that the vehicle is switched off
when the wipers are in the folded-away state
and the wipers are folded in when switching
on.
6. Select the desired setting.
Setting the brightness
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Brightness"
6. Select the desired setting.
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NOTICE
Turning off the window wiper
system and flick wipe
The wiper blades can wear out or become
damaged prematurely when wiping on a dry
window for a longer period of time. The wiper
motor can overheat. There is a risk of dam-
age to property. Do not use the wipers when
the window is dry.
NOTICE
If the wipers are frozen to the windshield,
the wiper blades can be torn off and the
wiper motor can overheat when switching on.
There is a risk of damage to property. Defrost
the windshield prior to switching the wipers
on.
Press the lever down.
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Turning off: press the lever down until it
reaches the 0 position.
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Flick wipe: press the lever down from the 0
position.
The lever automatically returns to its 0 po-
sition when released.
Turning on window wiper system
Rain sensor
Principle
The rain sensor automatically controls the
wiper operation depending on the intensity of
the rainfall.
General information
The sensor is located on the windshield, di-
rectly in front of the interior mirror.
Press the lever up until the desired position is
reached.
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Resting position of the wipers, position 0.
Rain sensor, position 1.
Safety information
Normal wiper speed, position 2.
Fast wiper speed, position 3.
NOTICE
If the rain sensor is activated, the wipers
can accidentally start moving in car washes.
There is a risk of damage to property. Deacti-
vate the rain sensor in car washes.
When the journey is interrupted with the win-
dow wiper system turned on: when the journey
continues, the wipers resume at their previous
speed.
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Activating rain sensor
Windshield washer system
Safety information
Warning
The washer fluid can freeze onto the window
at low temperatures and obstruct the view.
There is a risk of accident. Only use the
washer systems if the washer fluid cannot
freeze. Use washer fluid with antifreeze, if
needed.
Press lever up once from the 0 position, ar-
row 1.
Wiping operation is started.
The LED in the wiper lever is illuminated.
NOTICE
In frosty conditions, wiping operation may not
start.
When the washer fluid reservoir is empty,
the washer pump cannot work as intended.
There is a risk of damage to property. Do
not use the washer system when the washer
fluid reservoir is empty.
Deactivating rain sensor
Press lever back into the 0 position.
Adjusting the rain sensor sensitivity
Cleaning the windshield
Turn the thumbwheel to adjust the sensitivity
of the rain sensor.
Pull the lever.
The washer fluid is sprayed onto the wind-
shield directly in front of the wiper blade when
the wiper moves upward.
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Upward: high rain sensor sensitivity.
Downward: low rain sensor sensitivity.
Fold-out position of the wipers
Principle
In the fold-out position, the wipers can be
folded out from the windshield, which is impor-
tant, for instance, when changing the wiper
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blades or for folding away under frosty condi-
tions.
Folding out the wipers
1. Turn on standby state.
2. Press and hold the wiper lever down until
the wipers stop in a nearly vertical position.
Safety information
Warning
If the wipers start moving in the folded away
state, body parts can be jammed or damage
may occur to parts of the vehicle. There is a
risk of injury or risk of damage to property.
Make sure that the vehicle is switched off
when the wipers are in the folded-away state
and the wipers are folded in when switching
on.
3. Fold the wipers all the way out from the
windshield.
NOTICE
If the wipers are frozen to the windshield,
the wiper blades can be torn off and the
wiper motor can overheat when switching on.
There is a risk of damage to property. Defrost
the windshield prior to switching the wipers
on.
Folding in the wipers
1. Fold the wipers back in onto the windshield.
2. Switch on standby state and press and
hold the wiper lever down again.
Wipers return to their resting position and
are ready again for operation.
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