Light and view -> Automatic High Beam Assistant for your BMW i5 2023-2025

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CONTROLS  
The blue indicator light in the instru-  
ment cluster illuminates when the sys-  
tem switches on the high-beam head-  
Automatic High Beam  
Assistant  
lights.  
Principle  
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 detects  
other road users early on and automatically  
switches the high-beam headlights on or off  
depending on the traffic situation.  
The Automatic High Beam Assistant is deacti-  
vated when manually switching the high-beam  
headlights on and off.  
General information  
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 system responds to light from oncoming  
traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to  
ambient lighting, for instance in towns and cit-  
ies.  
The high-beam headlights can be switched on  
and off manually at any time.  
To reactivate the Automatic High Beam Assis-  
tant, press the turn signal lever up, arrow 1.  
Functional requirements  
Deactivating Automatic High Beam  
Assistant  
Automatic headlight control is activated.  
Low-beam headlights are switched on.  
Activating Automatic High Beam  
Assistant  
1.  
Apps menu  
2. "Vehicle"  
3. "Exterior lighting"  
4. "Additional settings"  
5. "Automatic High Beams"  
Press the turn signal lever forward, arrow 1,  
or pull the turn signal lever backward when  
the high-beam headlights are switched on, ar-  
row 2.  
The indicator light in the instrument  
cluster is illuminated when the low-  
beam headlights are switched on.  
When the Automatic High Beam Assistant is  
deactivated via iDrive, the operation with the  
turn signal lever is not possible.  
The headlights are automatically changed be-  
tween low-beam headlights and high-beam  
headlights.  
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CONTROLS  
to use the high-beam headlights. When appro-  
priate, dim the high beams manually.  
Sensitivity of the Automatic High  
Beam Assistant  
The system may not be fully operational in  
the following situations, and driver intervention  
may be necessary:  
General information  
The sensitivity of the Automatic High Beam  
Assistant can be adjusted.  
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.  
In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions,  
in crossing traffic or half-obscured oncom-  
ing traffic on highways.  
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.  
Exterior lighting  
Functional requirements  
Setting at standstill only.  
Drive-ready state is switched on.  
Light is turned off.  
Overview  
Buttons in the vehicle  
Increasing sensitivity  
Push the turn signal lever to the front for ap-  
proximately 10 seconds.  
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.  
System limits  
The Automatic High Beam Assistant cannot  
replace the driver's personal judgment of when  
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