Light and view -> Parking lights, low-beam headlights and roadside parking lights for your BMW i4 2021-2025

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CONTROLS  
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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CONTROLS  
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.  
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"  
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.  
"Welcome and goodbye"  
When unlocking the vehicle, individual  
lighting functions are turned on.  
"BMW Iconic Glow"  
The radiator grille lighting can only be  
adjusted when the vehicle is stationary  
and the drive-ready state is switched  
off.  
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