Light and view -> Automatic High Beam Assistant for your BMW i4 2021-2025
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CONTROLS
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, and 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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