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FAMILIARISATION
SEEING CLEARLY
Lighting
Ring A
Lighting off.
Ring B Sidelamps.
Dipped/main beam headlamps.
Rear foglamp.
or
Front and rear foglamps. Automatic illumination of
headlamps.
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Direction indicators
Raise or lower the lighting stalk passing
the point of resistance; the corresponding
direction indicators will fl ash for as long
as the stalk remains in this position.
"Motorway" function
Press the lighting stalk up or down once,
without passing the point of resistance;
the corresponding direction indicators
will fl ash three times.
This function can be used at any speed,
but it is particularly useful when chang-
ing lane on high-speed roads.
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Wipers
Stalk A: windscreen wipers
Switching on "AUTO"
)
Press the stalk down and release it.
Switching off "AUTO"
)
Push the stalk up and return it to
position "0"
.
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Ring B: rear wiper
Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wipe.
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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS
Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confi rms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Observations
Left-hand
direction
indicato
r
fl ashing
with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed
down.
Right-hand
direction
indicator
fl ashing
with buzzer.
The lighting stalk is pushed up.
Sidelamps
fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.
Dipped beam
headlamps
fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Dipped beam headlamps"
position.
Main beam
headlamps
fi xed. The lighting stalk is pulled
towards you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam
headlamps.
Ready
fi xed. The vehicle is ready to move
off; you can press the
accelerator. It comes on once high voltage is established in
the vehicle.
Front
foglamps
fi xed. The front foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards twice to
switch off the front foglamps.
Rear
foglamps
fi xed. The rear foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards to switch
off the rear foglamps.
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VISIBILITY
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LIGHTING CONTROLS
System for selection and control of the
various front and rear lamps providing
the vehicle's lighting.
Main lighting
The various front and rear lamps of
the vehicle are designed to adapt the
lighting progressively in relation to the
climatic conditions and so improve the
driver's visibility:
- sidelamps, to be seen,
- dipped beam headlamps to see
without dazzling other drivers,
- main beam headlamps to see clearly
when the road is clear,
- directional headlamps for improved
visibility when cornering.
Additional lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfi l the
requirements of particular driving con-
ditions:
- a rear foglamp to be seen from a
distance,
- front foglamps for even better visibility,
- daytime running lamps to be seen
during the day.
Programming
Various automatic lighting control modes
are also available according to the fol-
lowing options:
- guide-me-home lighting,
- automatic lighting,
- directional headlamps.
Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Automatic illumination of
headlamps.
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the
driver by means of the ring A
and the
stalk B
.
A.
Main lighting mode selection ring:
turn it to position the symbol required
facing the mark.
Lamps off.
Sidelamps.
B.
Stalk for switching headlamps: pull
the stalk towards you to switch the
lighting between dipped and main
beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam head-
lamps temporarily ("headlamp fl ash") by
maintaining a pull on the stalk. Dipped headlamps or
main beam headlamps.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indicator
lamp in the instrument panel confi rms that
the lighting selected is on.
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