BMW Mini Cooper, Owner'S Manual

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Lamps
Parking lamps/low beams
0 Lamps off and daytime running lamps
1 Parking lamps and daytime running lamps
2 Low beams
3 Automatic headlamp control
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Parking lamps
Turn the light switch to position 1 .
The front, rear and side vehicle lighting is
switched on.
Activation of lights on one side of the vehicle for
parking, page
75 .
The parking lamps will discharge the bat-
tery. Therefore, do not leave them on for
unduly long periods of time, otherwise the bat-
tery might not have enough power to start the
engine.
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Low beams
Turn the light switch to position 2 .
The low beams come on when the ignition is on.
The exterior lamps are automatically switched
off after the vehicle is parked.
Switch on the parking lamps separately if
needed.
Automatic headlamp control*
When the switch is in position 3 , the low beams
are switched on and off automatically depend-
ing on ambient light conditions, e.g. in a tunnel,
in twilight, or if there is precipitation.
The headlamps may also come on when the sun
is sitting low on a blue sky.
When driving into tunnels with bright overhead
lights, there may be a delay before the head-
lamps come on.
The low beams remain switched on indepen-
dent of the ambient lighting conditions when
you switch on the fog lamps
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.
If the daytime running lamps are activated,
page
74 , the low beams are always switched on
with the light switch in position 3 and the igni-
tion on. The exterior lamps are automatically
switched off after the vehicle is parked.
The automatic headlamp control cannot
serve as a substitute for your personal
judgment in determining when the lamps
should be switched on in response to ambient
lighting conditions. For example, the system
cannot detect fog or hazy weather. To avoid
safety risks, you should respond to these kinds
of low-visibility situations by switching the head-
lamps on manually.
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Adjusting sensitivity
You can program how sensitively the system
reacts to ambient light.
Onboard monitor, for operating principle refer
to page
16 .
1. Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Move the MINI joystick to highlight "Setup"
and press the MINI joystick.
3. Select "Settings".
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