
Press and hold down button
1
until the reading in panel
4
has
Side light
The side lights switch on auto-
matically when the ignition is
switched on.
The side lights place
a strain on the battery.
Do not switch the ignition
on for longer than absolutely
necessary.
Low-beam headlight
The low-beam headlight switches
on automatically when you start
the engine.
When the engine is not
running you can switch on
the lights by switching on the ig-
nition and either switching on the
high-beam headlight or operating
the headlight flasher.
High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher
Press top section of switch
1
to switch on the high-beam
headlight.
Press bottom section of
switch
1
to operate the
headlight flasher.
Parking light
Switch off the ignition.
Immediately after switching off
the ignition, push button
1
and
hold it in this position until the
parking lights come on.
Switch the ignition on and off
again to switch off the parking
lights.
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