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BMW X5: Automatic High Beam Assistant

BMW X5 (G05) 2019-2024 Owners Manual / Controls / Lights / Automatic High Beam Assistant

Principle

The Automatic High Beam Assistant detects other road users early on and automatically switches the high beams on or off depending on the traffic situation.

General information

The Automatic High Beam Assistant ensures that the high beams are switched on, whenever the traffic situation 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 ambient lighting, for instance in towns and cities.

The high beams can be switched on and off manually at any time.

Activate Automatic High Beam Assistant

1. Press the button on the light switch element.

The LED in the button lights up.

2. Press the button on the turn signal lever.

Lights

The indicator light in the instrument cluster is illuminated when the low beams are switched on.

The headlights are automatically switched between low beams and high beams.

The blue indicator light in the instrument cluster lights up when the system switches on the high beams.

Driving interruption with activated Automatic High Beam Assistant: the Automatic High Beam Assistant remains activated when driving continues.

The Automatic High Beam Assistant is deactivated when manually switching the high beams on and off.

To reactivate the Automatic High Beam Assistant, press the button on the turn signal lever.

Deactivate Automatic High Beam Assistant

Lights

Press the button on the turn signal lever.

Sensitivity of the Automatic High Beam Assistant

General information

The sensitivity of the Automatic High Beam Assistant can be adjusted.

Safety information

Warning

If adjustments have been made or the sensitivity has been modified, oncoming traffic may be momentarily blinded. There is a risk of accident.

If adjustments have been made and the sensitivity has been modified, make sure that oncoming traffic is not momentarily blinded.

Switch off the high beams manually if required.

Functional requirements

Increase sensitivity

Push the turn signal lever to the front for approximately 10 seconds.

A Check Control message is displayed. The system responds more sensitively.

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 Automatic High Beam Assistant is reset to the factory settings.

System limits

The Automatic High Beam Assistant cannot replace the driver's personal judgment of when to use the high beams. In situation that require this, therefore dimming manually.

The system is not fully functional in the following situations, and driver intervention may be necessary:

Laser high beams

Principle

The headlight range of the high beams is increased and provides 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 laser high beams in the headlight are automatically switched on in addition to the LED high beams.

Depending on the country variant, further information can be obtained from the laser label on the headlight.

Safety information

Lights

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.

Setting the brightness

Adjust the brightness with the thumbwheel.

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