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.
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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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"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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