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Vehicle features and options
Low-beam headlights.
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific, and optional equipment offered with
the series. It also describes features and func-
tions that are not necessarily available in the
vehicle, e.g., due to the selected options or
country versions. This also applies to safety
functions and systems. When using these
functions and systems, the applicable laws
and regulations must be observed.
Instrument lighting.
Right roadside parking light.
Left roadside parking light.
Lights and lighting
Automatic headlight control
Switches in the vehicle
Principle
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
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be turned on.
The light switch is located next to the steering
wheel.
Activating
Switch position:
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Function
Lights off.
The indicator light in the instrument cluster is
illuminated when the low-beam headlights are
switched on.
Daytime driving lights.
Parking lights.
System limits
The automatic headlight control cannot re-
place your personal judgment of lighting condi-
tions.
Automatic headlight control.
Adaptive lighting functions.
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For example, the sensors are unable to detect
fog or hazy weather. In these situations, turn
the lights on manually.
Button Function
Right roadside parking light on/off.
Left roadside parking light on/off.
Parking lights, low-beam
headlights and roadside
parking lights
Welcome lights
General information
Principle
Switch position:
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The welcome light turns on automatically for
a limited period of time when approaching or
unlocking the vehicle.
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.
General information
Depending on the equipment, the exterior
lighting of the vehicle can be set individually.
Parking lights
Turning on
Switch position:
Activating/deactivating welcome
light
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Exterior lighting"
The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.
4. Depending on the equipment, select the
following setting:
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.
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"Welcome and goodbye"
When unlocking the vehicle, individual
lighting functions are switched on for a
limited time.
Low-beam headlights
"Door handle lights"
Turning on
Switch position:
Door handles and the ground in front of
the doors are illuminated for a limited
time.
The low-beam headlights illuminate when
drive-ready state is switched on.
"Welcome Light Carpet"
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates.
The area next to the vehicle is illumi-
nated for a limited time.
Roadside parking lights
When the vehicle is parked, a one-sided road-
side parking light can be switched on.
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Welcome Light Carpet
Depending on the national-market ver-
sion:
The daytime driving lights illuminate when
drive-ready state is switched on.
Depending on the national-market version: af-
ter turning off the drive-ready state, the park-
ing lights will illuminate in position
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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.
The light source is located in the position indi-
cated.
Keep the light source clean and unobstructed.
1. "CAR"
Pathway lighting
2. "Settings"
3. "Exterior lighting"
Principle
4. Depending on the national-market version:
"Daytime driving lights" or "Daytime driving
lights, rear"
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
Switching pathway lighting on
After switching off the drive-ready state, briefly
push the turn signal lever forward.
Principle
Adaptive lighting functions enable dynamic il-
lumination of the road.
Setting the duration
1. "CAR"
General information
The adaptive lighting functions may consist of
one system or multiple systems, depending on
the equipment version:
2. "Settings"
3. "Exterior lighting"
4. "Pathway lighting"
5. Select the desired setting.
6. "OK"
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Adaptive Light Control.
Cornering light.
Activating
Switch position:
Daytime driving lights
The adaptive lighting functions are active
when the drive-ready state is switched on.
General information
Switch position:
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switches the high-beam headlights on or off
depending on the traffic situation.
Adaptive Light Control
General information
Depending on the steering-wheel angle and
other parameters, the laser high-beam head-
lights follow the course of the road.
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.
Cornering light
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.
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.
The high-beam headlights can be switched on
and off manually at any time.
Activating Automatic High Beam
Assistant
General information
The cornering light is automatically switched
on depending on the steering-wheel angle or,
where applicable, the use of turn signals.
When driving in reverse, the cornering lights
may be automatically switched on regardless
of the steering-wheel angle.
Adaptive headlight range
control
Switch position:
Press the button on the turn signal lever.
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.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low-
beam headlights are switched on.
The headlights are automatically changed be-
tween low-beam headlights and high-beam
headlights.
Automatic High Beam
Assistant
The blue indicator light in the instru-
ment cluster illuminates when the sys-
tem switches on the high-beam head-
lights.
Principle
The Automatic High Beam Assistant detects
other road users early on and automatically
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The Automatic High Beam Assistant is deacti-
vated when manually switching the high-beam
headlights on and off.
Functional requirements
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Setting at standstill only.
Drive-ready state is switched on.
Light is turned off.
To reactivate the Automatic High Beam Assis-
tant, press the button on the turn signal lever.
Increasing sensitivity
Push the turn signal lever to the front for ap-
proximately 10 seconds.
Deactivating Automatic High Beam
Assistant
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.
Press the button on the turn signal lever.
System limits
Sensitivity of the Automatic High
Beam Assistant
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.
General information
The sensitivity of the Automatic High Beam
Assistant can be adjusted.
The system may not be fully operational in
the following situations, and driver intervention
may be necessary:
Safety information
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In very unfavorable weather conditions
such as fog or heavy precipitation.
Warning
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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.
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.
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Setting the brightness
Laser high-beam headlights
Adjust the brightness with the
knurled wheel.
Principle
The headlight range of the high-beam head-
lights is increased and provides better illumi-
nation of the road.
General information
The laser high-beam headlights are integrated
into the headlights and emit from there.
Interior lighting
General information
When the high-beam headlights are switched-
on, starting with a speed of approx.
37 mph/60 km/h, the laser high-beam head-
lights in the headlight are automatically
switched on in addition to the LED high-beam
headlights.
Depending on the equipment version, interior
lights, footwell lights, entry lights, ambient
lighting, and speaker lighting are automatically
controlled.
Overview
Depending on the national-market version, ad-
ditional information can be taken from the la-
ser sign on the headlight.
Buttons in the vehicle
Safety information
Interior lights
Reading lights
The sign is in the headlight and is visible from
the outside.
Turning interior lights on/off
Instrument lighting
Press the button.
Functional requirement
The parking lights or low-beam headlights
must be switched on to set the brightness.
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.
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3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Brightness"
Turning reading lights on/off
Press the button.
5. Select the desired setting.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the read-
ing lights are located next to the interior lights
in the front and rear.
Dynamic light
Individual actions, for example incoming calls
or opened doors, are indicated by light effects.
1. "CAR"
Ambient light
2. "Settings"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Dynamic light"
5. Select the desired setting.
General information
Depending on the equipment version, lighting
can be adjusted for some lights in the car's
interior.
Dimmed while driving
Some lights of the interior lighting are dimmed
when the vehicle is driven in the dark.
Activating/deactivating ambient
light
1. "CAR"
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
2. "Settings"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Ambient lighting"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Dimmed for night driving"
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.
If the ambient light was deactivated via iDrive,
it will not be turned on when the vehicle is
unlocked.
Selecting the color
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Interior lighting"
4. "Color"
5. Select the desired setting.
Setting the brightness
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
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