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2022 BMW M3 Owners Manual - Parking lights, low-beams and roadside parking lights



Parking lights, low-beams and roadside parking lights

General information


If the driver's door is opened when the driveready state is switched off, the exterior lighting is automatically switched off after a period of time.

Parking lights

General information


The parking lights can only be switched on in the low speed range.

Turning on



Press the button on the light switch element.


The indicator light in the instrument cluster lights up.

The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.

Do not use the parking lights for extended periods; otherwise, they might drain the vehicle battery and it would then be impossible to switch on drive-ready state.

Turning off



Press the button on the light switch element or switch on the drive-ready state.

After the drive-ready state is switched on, the automatic headlight control will be activated.

Low beams


Turning on

Press the button on the light switch element.

The low beams illuminate when drive-ready state is switched on.

The indicator light in the instrument cluster lights up.

Press the button again to switch on the low beams when the standby state is switched on.

Turning off


Depending on the national-market version, the low beams can be switched off in the low speed range.

Press the button on the light switch element

Roadside parking lights


When the vehicle is parked, a one-sided roadside parking light can be switched on.

Switching off the roadside parking light:

Press the button on the light switch element or switch on the drive-ready state.


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