2010 Lincoln MKS Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 59
2010 Lincoln MKS Manual
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Lights Operation - The high beam switch can be used to turn the high beams on and off. Scenario 4: Conditions - The automatic high beam system is set to OFF in the (auto message center. The headlamp switch is in lamps), (off), (park lamps), or (on). Operation - The high beam switch can be used to turn the high beams on and off. Enabling/disabling auto high beams Enabling/disabling and/or checking the status of the automatic high beam system can be performed using the message center. See Message center in the Instrument cluster chapter. Activating high beams If there is no traffic in front of the vehicle, the high beams will come on light will display in the instrument panel if automatically and the the following are true: • The headlamp control is in auto lamp mode. • Fog lamps are turned off. • The ambient light level is low enough that high beams are needed. • Vehicle speed must be greater than 32 mph (51 km/h). • Severe weather is not detected. Deactivating high beams The automatic high beams will deactivate if any of the following events occur: • An approaching vehicle's headlights or a preceding vehicle's tail lamps are detected. • The headlamp control is moved out of the autolamps position. • The vehicle speed falls below 27 mph (43 km/h). • The ambient light level is high enough that high beams are not needed. • Severe rain, snow or fog is detected. • The camera is blocked. 59 2010 MKS (mks) Owners Guide, 2nd Printing USA (fus)