2010 BMW 128 Owner's Manual - Page 91

turn indicator lever toward the high beams again. > Use the headlamp flasher as usual with the low beams switched on. 3. "High beam assistant" System limitations The high-beam assistant cannot serve as a substitute for the driver's personal judgment of when to use the high beams. Therefore, manually switch off the high beams in situations where this is required to avoid a safety risk.< The system is not fully functional in situations such as the following, and driver intervention may be necessary: > In very unfavorable weather conditions, such as fog or heavy precipitation > In detecting poorly-lit road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and wagons; when driving close to train or ship traffic; and at animal crossings > In tight curves, on hilltops or in depressions, in cross traffic or half-obscured oncoming traffic on highways > In poorly lit towns and cities and in the presence of highly reflective signs > At low speeds > When the windshield in front of the interior rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or covered with stickers, etc. > If the sensor is dirty. Clean the sensor on the front of the interior rearview mirror using a cloth moistened with a small amount of glass cleaner. Controls The high-beam assistant is activated and is stored for the remote control currently in use. Driving tips 89 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 602 846 - © 08/09 BMW AG Fog lamps* To switch on/off, press the button. The parking lamps or low beams must be switched on for the fog lamps to operate. The green indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up whenever the fog lamps are on. The fog lamps are switched off while you activate the headlamp flasher or switch on the high beams. If the automatic headlamp control is activated, the low beams will come on automatically when you switch on the fog lamps.< Switching off via iDrive 1. "Settings" 2. "Lighting" You can adjust the brightness of the instrument lighting only when the parking lamps or the low beams are switched on. Reference Mobility Instrument lighting Communications Entertainment Navigation At a glance