Controls and features -> Parking lamps/low beams for your BMW X5 2000-2006

Parking lamps/low beams  
103n  
Pathway lighting:  
Automatic headlamp control  
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When you activate the headlamp  
flasher after parking the vehicle and  
switching off the lamps, the low beams  
will come on for a brief period. You may  
also have this function deactivated if  
you wish.<  
When you set the switch to this  
position, the system activates  
and switches on and off the low  
beams in response to changes in ambi-  
ent light conditions, for instance, in tun-  
nels, at dawn and dusk, and in rain and  
snow.  
Lights on warning  
Whenever you open the driver's door,  
after having turned the ignition key to  
The low beams remain switched  
on regardless of the ambient light  
position 0, you will hear an acoustic sig- when you switch on the front fog  
nal for a few seconds to remind you that lamps.<  
the lamps have not been switched off.  
Parking lamps/side marker lamps  
The front, rear and side vehicle  
lighting is switched on. You can  
use the parking lamps for park-  
ing. For lighting on one side for parking  
as an additional feature, refer to  
page 104.  
Automatic headlamp control can-  
not serve as a substitute for the  
driver's judgment in determining when  
On vehicles with alphanumeric Check  
Control*:  
The reminder is given through the  
the vehicle lamps should be switched  
Check Control.  
on. For example, the system cannot  
detect fog. To avoid safety risks, you  
should always switch on the lamps  
manually under these conditions.<  
Daytime driving lamps  
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Low beams  
The headlamps are automatically  
switched on for daytime driving at igni-  
tion key position 2.  
When the ignition is switched off  
and the low beams are on, only  
the parking lamps/side marker  
lamps remain on.  
You can have the sensitivity of the  
headlamp control system adjusted  
on your vehicle.<