BMW 7 Series: Light Functions
Side Light, Low Beam and High Beam
The exterior lighting system is switched on via the light switch.
The following table shows the terminal setting for switching on the exterior
lighting.
LIGHT FUNCTIONS
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The control panel contains the light switch for the side lights and low beam
headlights as well as the following
components:
- Fog light button
- Display for automatic driving lights control
- Thumbwheel for dimming the instrument lighting.
Examples of the lights control panel:
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Fig. 49: Identifying Automatic Driving Lights Control Panel Components
COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION CHART
- Fog lights
- Dimmer, instrument lighting
- Light switch
Side Light
The light switch in the light control unit must be turned to switch position
1 to switch on the side light.
The following lamps are activated together with switching on the side light:
- Daytime driving light corona rings, dimmed on bi-xenon headlights
- Tail lights
- Left/right license plate light
- Terminal 58 switched.
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To switch on the low beam headlights, the light switch in the lights control
panel must be turned to low beam
headlight (switch position 2) When the low beam headlights are switched-on the
bi-xenon
The hazard warning lights are switched on by pressing the hazard warning
switch. As a result, all direction
indicator lights are activated simultaneously and the indicator in the hazard
warning swit
Bi-xenon Headlights
Bi-xenon headlights are installed as standard equipment and are located in
the outer chamber of the headlights.
In connection with the bi-xenon headlights, the shutter for the lo
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General information
Tire and system status are indicated by the color
of the wheels and a SMS text message on the
Control Display.
Any existing messages may not be deleted if the
displayed target pressure is not reached after the
tire inflation pressure is corrected.
All wheels green
The system i
Notes
WARNING: Observe warning on cylinder head cover.
Clamp off battery negative terminal (risk of fire due to short-circuiting on
removal).
Electric fuel pump starts up automatically when door is opened!
Carry out installation work on fuel system only with coolant temperature
below 40ºC.
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