·
Regularly check the area of the wind-
screen that is in the camera's field of view
for damage.
Advanced main-beam control
Advanced main-beam control provides maxi-
mum illumination for the road and the edges
of the road. At the same time, it prevents ve-
hicles in front or oncoming vehicles from be-
ing dazzled. The system uses a camera to de-
tect other self-illuminated road users and
their distance from your vehicle and deacti-
vates areas within the light distribution in
a targeted manner. If the system can no lon-
ger prevent other road users from being daz-
zled, main beam is switched off completely.
Advanced main-beam control normally also
recognises illuminated areas such as towns
and deactivates main beam while driving
through them.
Within the limits of the system, main-beam
control automatically switches the main
beam on or off depending on the environ-
mental and traffic conditions and on the driv-
ing speed → .
Advanced main-beam control can be activa-
ted and deactivated in the vehicle settings in
the Infotainment system → page 31.
Switching on advanced main-beam
control
— Switch on the ignition and the automatic
headlights
.
— Briefly press the turn signal and main
beam lever forwards out of the basic posi-
tion.
When main-beam control is switched on,
the indicator lamp lights up in the instru-
ment cluster display. When main-beam con-
trol is active, the blue indicator lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster.
Switching off advanced main-beam control
— Switch off the automatic headlights
.
— OR: main-beam control switched on and
active: pull back the turn signal and main
beam lever.
— OR: main-beam control switched on and
not active: touch the turn signal and main
beam lever forwards to switch on manual
main beam. Pull back the turn signal and
main beam lever to switch off the manual
main beam if necessary.
— OR: switch off the ignition.
System limits
The main beam must be manually switched
off under the following conditions, as it is not
switched off by the main beam control in
time or at all:
— In poorly lit towns that cannot be recog-
nised as towns by the system.
— In poorly lit streets where there are highly
reflective signs.
— Other road users with insufficient lighting
facilities, such as pedestrians, cyclists.
— In tight bends, on steep hill crests or in
dips in the road or when oncoming traffic
is half-hidden.
— With oncoming traffic on streets with
a central barrier where the driver can see
clearly over the central barrier e.g. truck
drivers.
— In fog, snow or heavy rain.
— In conditions where dust or sand has been
blown up.
— Damage to the windscreen in the camera's
field of vision.
— If the field of view of the camera is cov-
ered by condensation, dirt, a sticker, snow
or ice.
— If the camera is faulty or the power supply
is interrupted.
WARNING
Do not let the extra convenience afforded
by main-beam control tempt you into tak-
ing any risks when driving. The system is
not a substitute for the full concentration
of the driver.
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