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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-beam headlights,
headlight flasher
Turn signal
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-beam headlights on, arrow 1.
The high-beam headlights illuminate when
the low-beam headlights are switched on.
High-beam headlights off/headlight flasher,
arrow 2.
Press the lever past the resistance point.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the high-beam
headlights 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-
beam headlights are switched on.
Automatic High Beam
Assistant
The headlights are automatically changed be-
tween low-beam headlights and high-beam
headlights.
Principle
The Automatic High Beam Assistant detects
other road users early on and automatically
switches the high-beam headlights 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-beam head-
lights.
General information
Interruption of the journey with activated Au-
tomatic High Beam Assistant: the Automatic
High Beam Assistant remains activated when
continuing the journey.
The Automatic High Beam Assistant ensures
that the high-beam headlights are switched
on, whenever the traffic situation allows. In the
low speed range, the high-beam headlights
are not switched on by the system.
The Automatic High Beam Assistant is deacti-
vated when manually switching the high-beam
headlights 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.
The high-beam headlights can be switched on
and off manually at any time.
Deactivating Automatic High Beam
Assistant
Functional requirements
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Automatic headlight control is activated.
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Low-beam headlights 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, injury, or property damage. If
adjustments have been made and the sen-
sitivity has been modified, make sure that
oncoming traffic is not momentarily blinded.
Switch off the high-beam headlights man-
ually 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 the area 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
Exterior lighting off.
System limits
Daytime driving lights.
The Automatic High Beam Assistant cannot
replace the driver's personal judgment of when
to use the high-beam headlights. When appro-
priate, dim the high beams manually.
Parking lights.
Automatic headlight control.
Adaptive lighting functions.
The system may not be fully operational in
the following situations, and driver intervention
may be necessary:
Low-beam headlights.
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Function
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low-
beam headlights are switched on.
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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-beam
headlights and roadside
parking lights
Interior lighting.
Parts of the exterior lighting.
Pathway lighting.
General information
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.
Driving lights automatic
Principle
Parking lights
The low-beam headlights are switched on and
off automatically depending on the ambient
brightness, for example in tunnels, in twilight
or if there is precipitation.
General information
The parking lights can only be turned on at low
speeds.
General information
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be turned on.
Turning on parking lights
Press the button on the light switch.
If the low-beam headlights are switched on
manually, the automatic headlight control is
deactivated.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
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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Turning off parking lights
Button Function
The following options are available to turn off
the parking lights:
Right roadside parking light on.
Left roadside parking light off.
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Press the button on the light switch.
Turn on drive-ready state.
After the drive-ready state is switched on,
the automatic headlight control will be acti-
vated.
Switching off the roadside parking light:
Press the button on the light switch or
turn on drive-ready state.
Low-beam headlights
Turning on low-beam headlights
Welcome lights
Press the button on the light switch.
Principle
The low-beam headlights illuminate when
drive-ready state is switched on.
The welcome light turns on automatically for
a limited period of time when approaching or
unlocking the vehicle.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
General information
Depending on the equipment, the exterior
lighting of the vehicle can be set individually.
Press the button again to switch on the low-
beam headlights when the standby state is
switched on.
Activating/deactivating welcome
light
Turning off low-beam headlights
Depending on the national-market version, the
low-beam headlights can be turned off in the
low speed range:
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Exterior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Additional settings"
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Press the button on the light switch.
5. Depending on the equipment, select the
following setting:
Roadside parking lights
When the vehicle is parked, a one-sided road-
side parking light can be switched on.
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"Welcome and goodbye"
When unlocking the vehicle, individual
lighting functions are turned on.
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Turning on the welcome light
Setting the duration
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Automatically on approach.
1.
Apps menu
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During unlocking.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Exterior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Additional settings"
5. "Pathway lighting"
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Press the button on the vehicle key
with the vehicle locked.
Depending on the settings, the interior
lighting and parts of the exterior lighting will
be turned on.
6. Select the desired setting.
Daytime driving lights
The function is not available for the first
10 seconds after locking.
General information
The daytime driving lights illuminate when
drive-ready state is switched on.
Welcome Light Carpet
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.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
The light source is located in the position indi-
cated.
3. "Exterior lighting"
Keep the light source clean and unobstructed.
4. If necessary, "Additional settings"
5. Depending on vehicle equipment or na-
tional-market version:
Pathway lighting
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"Daytime driving lights"
"Rear daytime driving lights"
Principle
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.
Adaptive lighting functions
Principle
Adaptive lighting functions enable dynamic il-
lumination of the road.
Switching pathway lighting on
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After switching off the drive-ready state,
briefly push the turn signal lever forward.
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Press and hold the button on the
vehicle key for approx. 1 second.
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General information
The adaptive lighting functions may consist of
one system or multiple systems, depending on
the equipment version:
Laser tail light
Principle
The LED rear light includes a decorative laser
component.
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Cornering light.
Activating the adaptive lighting
functions
General information
The laser rear light is integrated into the tail
light and emits from there.
Press the button on the light switch.
Depending on the national-market version, ad-
ditional information can be found on the laser
sign in the tail light.
The LED in the button illuminates.
The adaptive lighting functions are active
when the drive-ready state is switched on.
Safety information
Cornering light
Principle
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.
Laser class 1.
The sign is located in the tail light and is visible
from the outside.
General information
The cornering light is automatically switched
on depending on the steering-wheel angle or,
where applicable, the use of turn signals.
Instrument lighting
When driving in reverse, the cornering lights
may be automatically switched on regardless
of the steering-wheel angle.
Functional requirement
The brightness can only be adjusted when
the parking lights or low-beam headlights are
turned on.
Adaptive headlight range
control
Setting the brightness
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.
Adjust the brightness with the
knurled wheel.
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Interior lighting
Ambient light
General information
General information
Depending on the equipment version, lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the car's
interior.
Depending on the equipment version, interior
lights, footwell lights, entry lights, ambient
lighting, and speaker lighting are automatically
controlled.
Activating/deactivating ambient
light
Overview
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Ambient lighting"
Turning ambient light on/off
The ambient light is switched on when the ve-
hicle is unlocked, and switched off when the
vehicle is locked.
Reading lights
Interior lights
If the ambient light was deactivated via iDrive,
it will not be turned on when the vehicle is
unlocked.
Selecting the color
Turning interior lights on/off
1.
Apps menu
Press the button.
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Color"
To switch off permanently: press the button
and hold for approx. 3 seconds.
The interior lights in the rear of the vehicle
can be switched on and off independently. The
button is located in the rear headliner.
6. Select the desired setting.
Setting the brightness
1.
Apps menu
Turning reading lights on/off
2. "Vehicle"
Press the button.
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Brightness"
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the read-
ing lights are located next to the interior lights
in the front and rear.
6. Select the desired setting.
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Dynamic light
NOTICE
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.
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.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Dynamic light"
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.
6. Select the desired setting.
Reduced for night drive
Some lights of the interior lighting are reduced
when the vehicle is driven in the dark.
1.
Apps menu
2. "Vehicle"
Turning on window wiper system
3. "Interior lighting"
4. If necessary, "Ambience"
5. "Reduced for night driving"
Window wiper system
Safety information
Warning
Press the lever up until the desired position is
reached.
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.
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Rest position of the wipers, position 0.
Rain sensor mode, position 1.
Normal wiper speed, position 2.
Fast wiper speed, position 3.
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
Turning off the window wiper
system and flick wipe
Press lever up once from the 0 position, ar-
row 1.
Press the lever down.
Wiping operation is started.
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Turning off: press the lever down until it
reaches the 0 position.
The LED in the wiper lever is illuminated.
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Flick wipe: press the lever down from the 0
position.
In frosty conditions, wiping operation may not
start.
The lever automatically returns to its 0 po-
sition when released.
Deactivating rain sensor
Press lever back into the 0 position.
Rain sensor
Adjusting the rain sensor sensitivity
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.
Safety information
Turn the knurled wheel to adjust the sensitivity
of the rain sensor.
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Upward: high rain sensor sensitivity.
Downward: low rain sensor sensitivity.
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.
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blades or for folding away under frosty condi-
tions.
Window washer system
Safety information
Safety information
Warning
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 win-
dow washer system when the washer fluid
will not freeze. Use washer fluid with anti-
freeze, if needed.
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.
NOTICE
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.
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.
Cleaning the windshield
Pull the lever.
The washer fluid is sprayed onto the wind-
shield directly in front of the wiper blade when
the wiper moves upward.
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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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.
3. Fold the wipers all the way out from the
windshield.
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 rest position and are
ready again for operation.
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