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5.
Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Lighting" is selected and
press the controller.
6.
Select "Welcome light" and press the con-
troller.
The welcome lamps are switched on.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Pathway lighting
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 can set the duration or deactivate the func-
tion via iDrive.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page
16
.
1.
Open the start menu.
2.
Press the controller to open the menu.
3.
Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.
Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
5.
Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Lighting" is selected and
press the controller.
6.
Select "Pathway lighting" and press the
controller.
7.
Turn the controller to select the desired
duration.
8.
Press the controller to apply the setting.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
Daytime running lamps*
The daytime running lamps light up in
position
0
,
1
and
3
. If the light switch remains in
position
1
,
the parking lamps light up after the
ignition is switched off.
Activating/deactivating daytime
running lamps*
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page
16
.
1.
Open the start menu.
2.
Press the controller to open the menu.
3.
Select "Settings" and press the controller.
4.
Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.
5.
Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the
controller until "Lighting" is selected and
press the controller.
6.
Select "Daytime running lamps" and press
the controller.
The daytime running lamps are
switched on.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
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