BMW 8 Coupe Series, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Left-hand/right-hand traffic
General
When driving in countries where vehicles drive
on the opposite side of the road to your vehicle's
country of registration, you will need to prevent
your headlights from dazzling oncoming vehicles.
Switching over the headlights
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Exterior lighting"
4. "Right/left-hand traffic"
5. Select the desired setting.
System limits
The high-beam assistance may only function to
a limited extent.
The availability of the adaptive light functions
might be restricted.
Instrument lighting
Operating requirements
The brightness can only be adjusted when the
side lights or the low-beam headlights are
switched on.
Adjusting
The brightness can be set using
the knurled wheel.
Interior light
General
Depending on equipment, the interior light, the
footwell lights, door entry lighting, ambient light‐
ing and loudspeaker lighting are controlled auto‐
matically.
Overview
Buttons in the vehicle
Interior light
Reading lights
Switching the interior light on/off
Press the button.
To switch off permanently: press and hold the
button for approximately 3 seconds.
The interior light in the rear can be switched on
and off independently. The button is located on
the roof lining in the rear.
Switching the reading lights
on/off
Press the button.
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Lights
CONTROLS
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