2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
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Lamps<br />
Parking lamps/low beams<br />
0 Lamps off,<br />
daytime running lights<br />
1 Parking lamps and daytime running lights<br />
2 Low-beam headlamps and welcome lamps<br />
3 Automatic headlamp control*, daytime running<br />
lights, welcome lamps, high-beam<br />
assistant* and adaptive light control*<br />
When you open the driver's door with the ignition<br />
switched off, the exterior lighting is automatically<br />
switched off if the light switch is in<br />
position 0, 2 or 3.<br />
Switch on the parking lamps if necessary,<br />
switch position 1.<br />
Parking lamps<br />
In switch position 1, the front, rear and side<br />
vehicle lighting is switched on. You can use the<br />
parking lamps for parking.<br />
The parking lamps will discharge the battery.<br />
Therefore, do not leave them on for<br />
unduly long periods of time; otherwise, the battery<br />
might not have enough power to start the<br />
engine. It is preferable to switch on the lefthand<br />
or right-hand roadside parking lamps,<br />
refer to page 93.<<br />
Low beams<br />
The low beams light up when the light switch is<br />
in position 2 and the ignition is on.<br />
Automatic headlamp control*<br />
When the switch is in position 3, the low beams<br />
are switched on and off automatically depending<br />
on ambient light conditions, e.g. in a tunnel,<br />
in twilight, or if there is precipitation. The adaptive<br />
light control* is active. The LED next to the<br />
symbol is illuminated when the low beams are<br />
on. You can also activate the daytime running<br />
lights, refer to page 92. In the situations<br />
described above, the lamps then automatically<br />
switch from daytime running lights to low<br />
beams.<br />
The headlamps may also come on when the<br />
sun is sitting low on a blue sky.<br />
The low beams remain switched on<br />
regardless of the ambient lighting conditions<br />
when you switch on the fog lamps.<<br />
The automatic headlamp control cannot<br />
serve as a substitute for your personal<br />
judgment in determining when the lamps<br />
should be switched on in response to ambient<br />
lighting conditions. For example, the system<br />
cannot detect fog or hazy weather. To avoid<br />
safety risks, you should always switch on the<br />
low-beam headlamps manually under these<br />
conditions.<<br />
Welcome lamps<br />
If you leave the light switch in position 2 or 3<br />
when you park the car, the parking lamps and<br />
the interior lamps light up briefly when you<br />
unlock the vehicle.<br />
Pathway lighting<br />
If you activate the headlamp flasher after<br />
switching off the ignition with the lamps<br />
switched off, the low beams come on and<br />
remain on for a certain time.<br />
91<br />
Reference Mobility<br />
Driving tips<br />
Controls<br />
At a glance
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