2006 BMW 6 Series Owner's Manual - Page 97

Lamps Lamps Parking lamps/low beams 3. Select "Vehicle settings" and press the controller. 4. Select "Lighting" and press the controller. 1 2 3 Automatic headlamp control, Adaptive Head Light* and high-beam assistant* Parking lamps Low beams/daytime driving lamps* 5. Select "Pathway lighting" and press the controller. 6. Turn the controller to select the corresponding duration. 7. Press the controller to apply the setting. Parking lamps In the switch position 2, the front, rear and side vehicle lighting is switched on. You can use the parking lamps for parking. For lighting on one side for parking as an additional feature, refer to page 97. The parking lamps drain the battery. Avoid using for longer periods; otherwise, it may not be possible to start the engine.< Daytime driving lamps* If you wish, you can leave the light switch in position 3. Switch on the parking lamps if required as described under Parking lamps. Automatic headlamp control In switch position 1, the low beams are automatically switched on or off depending on the ambient light, e.g. in a tunnel, at dawn/dusk in the rain or snow, and the Adaptive Head Light* is active. The LED next to the symbol is illuminated when the low beams are on. The low beams remain on independent of the ambient lighting conditions when you switch on the fog lamps. With the daytime driving lamps activated, the low beams are always switched on whenever the ignition is switched on.< The automatic headlamp control cannot serve as a substitute for your personal judgment in determining when the lamps should be switched on in response to ambient lighting conditions. For example, the system Low beams The low beams light up in switch position 3 only with the engine running. Otherwise the parking lamps are lit. Pathway lighting When you activate the headlamp flasher after parking the vehicle and switching off the lamps, the low beams will come on for a brief period. You can set the duration via iDrive or deactivate the function. iDrive, for principle details, refer to page 16. 1. Press the button. This opens the start menu. 2. Press the controller to open the menu. 96 Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 159 709 © 09/05 BMW AG