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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
* Option/accessory.
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Manual operation
NOTE
Keep the windscreen surface in front of the
camera sensor free from ice, snow, mist and
dirt.
Do not stick or attach anything to the wind-
screen in front of the camera sensor as this
may reduce effectiveness or cause one or
more of the systems dependent on the cam-
era to stop working.
If the message Active main beam Temporary
unavailable Switch manually is shown in the
combined instrument panel's information display
then you have to switch manually between main
and dipped beam. However, the knob for head-
lamp control can still remain in position .
The same applies if the message Windscreen
sensors blocked See manual and the
symbol are shown. The symbol goes out
when these messages are shown.
AHB may be temporarily unavailable e.g. in situa-
tions with dense fog or heavy rain. When AHB
becomes available again, or the windscreen sen-
sors are no longer blocked, the message extin-
guishes and the symbol illuminates.
WARNING
AHB is an aid for using the optimum beam
pattern when conditions are favourable.
The driver always bears responsibility for man-
ually switching between main and dipped
beam when traffic situations or weather con-
ditions so require.
IMPORTANT
Examples of when manual switching between
main and dipped beam may be required:
•In heavy rain or dense fog
•In freezing rain
•In snow flurries or slush
•In moonlight
•When driving in poorly lit built-up areas
•When the traffic ahead has weak lighting
•If there are pedestrians on or beside the
road
•If there are highly reflective objects such
as signs in the vicinity of the road
•When the lighting from oncoming traffic
is obscured by e.g. a crash barrier
•When there is traffic on connecting roads
•On the brow of a hill or in a hollow
•In sharp bends.
For more information on the limitations of the
camera sensor, see Collision warning system* -
camera sensor limitations (p. 236).
Related information
•Main/dipped beam (p. 93)
•Light switches (p. 90)
