Lights
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐ cific and optional features offered with the series. It also describes features and functions that are not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐ tems. When using these functions and systems, the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐ served.
Lights and lighting
Switches in the vehicle
The light switch element is located next to the steering wheel.
Automatic headlight control
Concept
The low beams are switched on and off automat‐ ically depending on the ambient brightness, for example in tunnels, in twilight or if there is pre‐ cipitation.
General information
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can cause the lights to be switched on.
Activating
Position of switch:
The indicator light in the instrument cluster is il‐ luminated when the low beams are switched on.
System limits
The automatic headlight control cannot serve as a substitute for your personal judgment of light‐ ing conditions.
For example, the sensors are unable to detect fog or hazy weather. In these situations, switch the lights on manually.
Parking lights, low beams and roadside parking lights
General information
Position of switch: 
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
Switching on
Position of switch: 
The indicator light in the instrument clus‐ ter lights up.
The vehicle is illuminated on all sides.
Do not use the parking lights for extended peri‐ ods; otherwise, they might drain the battery and it would then be impossible to switch on driveready state.
Low beams
Switching on
Position of switch: 
The low beams illuminate when drive-ready state is switched on.
The indicator light in the instrument cluster lights up.
Roadside parking lights
When the vehicle is parked, a one-sided roadside parking light can be switched on.
Welcome lights
General information
The exterior lighting is switched on automatically when approaching or unlocking the vehicle. De‐ pending on the equipment, the exterior lighting of the vehicle can be set individually.
Activating/deactivating
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Exterior lighting"
- Select the desired setting:
- "Welcome and goodbye"
When unlocking the vehicle, individual light functions are switched on for a lim‐ ited time.
Pathway lighting
General information
For the illumination of the vehicle’s surroundings after exiting the vehicle, the exterior lighting can be switched on for a defined period of time.
Activating
After switching off the drive-ready state, briefly push the indicator lever forward.
Setting the duration
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Exterior lighting"
- "Pathway lighting"
- Select the desired setting.
- "OK"
Daytime running lights
General information
Position of switch:
The daytime running lights light up when driveready state is switched on. After drive-ready state is switched off, the parking lights light up in position
Activating/deactivating
n some countries, daytime running lights are mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti‐ vate the daytime running lights in front.
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Exterior lighting"
- Depending on country specifications:
"Daytime driving lights" or "Daytime driving lights, rear"
The setting is stored for the driver profile cur‐ rently used.
Adaptive light functions
Concept
Adaptive light functions enable dynamic illumina‐ tion of the roadway.
General information
The adaptive light functions may consist of one system or multiple systems, depending on the equipment version:
- Adaptive Light Control.
- Cornering light.
Activating
Position of switch:
The adaptive light functions are active when the drive-ready state is switched on.
Adaptive Light Control
General information
Depending on the steering angle and other pa‐ rameters, the laser high beams follow the course of the road.
Cornering light
In tight curves, for instance on mountainous roads or when turning, an additional, cornering light is switched on that lights up the inside of the curve when the vehicle is moving below a certain speed. The cornering light is automatically switched on depending on the steering angle or, where appli‐ cable, the use of turn signals. When driving in reverse, the cornering lights may be automatically switched on regardless of the steering angle.
Adaptive headlight range control
The adaptive headlight range control feature bal‐ ances out acceleration and braking processes as well as the vehicle load conditions in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic. Illumination of the road is optimized.
High-beam Assistant
Concept
The high-beam Assistant detects other traffic participants early on and automatically switches the high beams on or off depending on the traffic situation.
General information
The high-beam Assistant ensures that the high beams are switched on, whenever the traffic sit‐ uation allows. In the low speed range, the high beams are not switched on by the system. The system responds to light from oncoming traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to am‐ bient lighting, for instance in towns and cities. The high beams can be switched on and off manually at any time.
Activating
Switch position: 
Press the button on the turn signal lever.
The indicator light in the instrument clus‐ ter is illuminated when the low beams are switched on.
The headlights are automatically switched be‐ tween low beams and high beams.
The blue indicator light in the instrument cluster lights up when the system switches on the high beams.
The Automatic High Beam Assistant is deacti‐ vated when manually switching the high beams on and off.
To reactivate the Automatic High Beam Assis‐ tant, press the button on the turn signal lever.
Deactivating
Press the button on the turn signal lever.
Sensitivity of the high-beam Assistant
General information
The sensitivity of the Automatic High Beam As‐ sistant can be adjusted.
Safety information
Warning
If adjustments have been made or the sensitiv‐ ity has been modified, oncoming traffic may be momentarily blinded. There is a risk of accident. If adjustments have been made and the sensi‐ tivity has been modified, make sure that on‐ coming traffic is not momentarily blinded. Switch off the high beams manually if required.
Functional requirements
The setting can only be performed when the ve‐ hicle is stationary. The drive-ready state must be switched on and the light must be turned off.
Adjusting the sensitivity
Push the turn signal lever to the front for approxi‐ mately 10 seconds. The system responds more sensitively. A Check Control message is displayed.
Resetting the sensitivity
Push the turn signal lever to the front again for approx. 10 seconds or switch off the drive-ready state. The sensitivity of the high-beam Assistant is re‐ set to the factory settings.
System limits
The high-beam Assistant cannot serve as a substitute for the driver's personal judgment of when to use the high beams. In situation that require this, therefore switch off manually. The system is not fully functional in the following situations, and driver intervention may be necessary:
- In very unfavorable weather conditions, such as fog or heavy precipitation.
- When detecting poorly-lit road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and
- wagons; when driving close to train or ship traffic; or at animal crossings.
- In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions, in crossing traffic or half-obscured oncoming traffic on highways.
- In poorly-lit towns and cities or in the pres‐ ence of highly reflective signs.
- When the windshield in front of the interior mirror is fogged up, dirty or covered with stickers, etc.
Laser high beams
Concept
The range of the high beams is increased and ensures an even better illumination of the road.
General information
When the high beams are switched-on, starting with a speed of approx. 37 mph/60 km/h, the la‐ ser high beams in the headlight are automatically switched on in addition to the LED high beams. Depending on the country variant, further infor‐ mation can be obtained from the laser label on the headlight.
Safety information
The label is in the headlight and is visible from the outside.
Instrument lighting
Functional requirement
The parking lights or low beams must be switched on to set the brightness.
Adjusting
Adjust the brightness with the thumbwheel.
Interior lighting
General information
Depending on the equipment version, interior lights, footwell lights, entry lights, ambient light‐ ing, and speaker lighting are automatically con‐ trolled.
Overview
Buttons in the vehicle
Interior lights
Reading lights
Switching the interior lights on/off
Press the button.
To switch off permanently: press the button and hold for approx. 3 seconds. The interior lights in the rear of the vehicle can be switched on and off independently. The but‐ ton is located in the rear roofliner.
Switching the reading lights on/off
Press the button.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the read‐ ing lights are located next to the interior lights in the front and rear.
Ambient light
General information
Depending on the equipment version, lighting can be adjusted for some lights in the car's interior.
Switching on/off
The ambient light is switched on when the vehi‐ cle is unlocked, and switched off when the vehi‐ cle is locked. If the ambient light was deactivated via iDrive, it will not be switched on when the vehicle is unlocked.
- "CAR"
- ."Settings"
- ."Interior lighting"
- ."Ambient lighting"
The selected setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.
Selecting the color scheme
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Interior lighting"
- "Color"
- . Select the desired setting.
Setting the brightness
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Interior lighting"
- "Brightness"
- Select the desired setting.
Dimmed while driving
Some lights of the interior lighting are dimmed when the vehicle is driven in the dark.
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Interior lighting"
- "Dimmed for night driving"
The selected setting is stored for the driver pro‐ file currently used.
Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System
General information
Some speakers in the vehicle are illuminated. Brightness can be individually set. If the speakers are muted, speaker lighting will be switched off.
Switching on/off
The speaker lighting is switched on when the ve‐ hicle is unlocked, and switched off when the ve‐ hicle is locked.
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Interior lighting"
- "Bowers & Wilkins"
The selected setting is stored for the driver pro‐ file currently used.
Setting the brightness
- "CAR"
- "Settings"
- "Interior lighting"
- "Bowers & Wilkins"
- "Brightness"
- Select the desired setting.