Mini COUNTRYMAN 2018, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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City light
The illuminated area of the low-beam head-
lights is extended on the sides.
Motorway beam pattern
The illumination width of the low-beam
headlights is expanded.
Manual headlight beam throw
adjustment
General
Depending on the equipment installed, ad-
just the beam throw of the low-beam head-
lights manually in accordance with the vehi-
cle load. Otherwise, the glare will disturb
drivers of oncoming vehicles.
Settings
Values after / are applicable when towing a
trailer.
– 0/1 = 1 to 2 persons without luggage.
– 1/1 = 5 persons without luggage.
– 1/2 = 5 persons with luggage.
– 2/2 = 1 person, boot fully loaded.
Adaptive headlight beam
throw adjustment
The adaptive headlight beam throw adjust-
ment compensates for acceleration and
braking manoeuvres to prevent oncoming
vehicles from being dazzled and to ensure
optimum illumination of the road.
High-beam assistance
Principle
High-beam assistance detects other road
users early on and activates or deactivates
the high beam depending on the traffic sit-
uation.
General
High-beam assistance ensures that the
high-beam headlights are switched on when
the traffic situation allows. The high-beam
headlights are not switched on by the sys-
tem in the low speed range.
The system responds to light from oncom-
ing traffic and traffic driving ahead of you,
and to ambient lighting, for example in
built-up areas.
The high-beam headlights can be switched
on and off manually at any time.
Activating/deactivating
Switch position, depending on the equip-
ment: ,
Press the button on the turn indicator lever.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster is illuminated when the low-
beam headlights are switched on.
The system will switch automatically be-
tween low-beam and high-beam headlights.
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