Get CONTROLS -> Lights Guide for BMW X5 SUV 2024

Lights

CONTROLS

Lights

Functions via iDrive

Vehicle equipment

Icon

Function

This chapter describes equipment, systems

and functions which are offered or may be of-

fered in future on a model-specific basis, even

if they are not included in the vehicle in ques-

tion.

Automatic driving lights control.

Low-beam headlight.

Side lights.

For further information:

Vehicle equipment, see page 8.

Lights and lighting

Exterior lights off.

Overview

Buttons in the vehicle

Buttons on the vehicle key

Icon

Function

Interior lighting.

Parts of the exterior lights.

Home lights.

Icon

Function

Automatic driving lights

control

Exterior lights menu.

Principle

Automatic driving lights control.

Low-beam headlight.

Exterior lights off.

Depending on ambient brightness, the system

switches the low-beam headlight on or off au-

tomatically, for example in a tunnel, at twilight

and in rain or snow.

Rear fog light.

General

The headlights may also be switched on when

the sun is low against a blue sky.

178

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

OwnersManuals2.com

Lights

CONTROLS

If the low-beam headlight is switched on man-

ually, the automatic driving lights control is de-

activated.

3. "Exterior lighting"

4. "Side light"

The indicator light in the instrument

cluster is illuminated.

Activating the automatic driving

lights control

The vehicle is illuminated all round.

Press the button on the light switch.

Do not leave the side lights on for extended

periods of time, as this could drain the vehicle

battery and it may no longer be possible to

switch on drive-ready state.

The LED in the button illuminates.

The indicator light in the instrument

cluster is illuminated when the low-

beam headlight is switched on.

Switching off the side lights

The side lights can be switched off as follows:

System limits

The automatic driving lights control is no sub-

stitute for using your own judgement to assess

the light conditions.

▷

Press and hold the

light switch.

button on the

▷

Switch off the lights via iDrive.

Switch on drive-ready state.

The sensors are unable to recognise fog or

hazy weather, for example. In such situations,

switch on the lights manually.

After switching on drive-ready state, the

automatic driving lights control is activated.

Low-beam headlight

Side lights, low-beam

headlights,

Switching on the low-beam headlight

Press the button on the light switch.

General

The low-beam headlight illuminates if drive-

ready state is switched on.

If the driver's door is opened when drive-ready

state is switched off, the exterior lights are

switched off automatically after a given time.

The indicator light in the instrument

cluster is illuminated.

Side lights

To switch on the low-beam headlight as soon

as the standby state is switched on, press the

button again.

General

The side lights can only be switched on in the

low speed range.

Switching off the low-beam headlight

Switching on the side lights

Depending on the national-market version, the

low-beam headlight may be switched off in the

low speed range:

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

179

OwnersManuals2.com

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

Lights

CONTROLS

Depending on the settings, the interior

lighting and parts of the exterior lighting will

be turned on.

▷

Press and hold the

light switch.

button on the

The function is not available for the first

10 seconds after locking.

Switch off the lights via iDrive.

Welcome Light Carpet

Welcome light

Principle

With the welcome light, the exterior lights are

automatically turned on for a limited time when

approaching or unlocking the vehicle.

General

Depending on the equipment, the exterior

lights of the vehicle can be individually adjus-

ted.

The light source is located in the position indi-

cated.

Keep the light source clean and unobstructed.

Activating/deactivating welcome

light

Apps menu

Home lights

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Exterior lighting"

Principle

4. If necessary, "Additional settings"

With the home lights, the exterior lights are

automatically turned on for a limited time after

leaving the vehicle in order to illuminate the

area around the vehicle.

5. Depending on the equipment, select the

desired setting:

▷

"Welcome and goodbye"

When unlocking the vehicle, individual

lighting functions are turned on.

Switching on the home lights

▷

After switching off drive-ready state, press

the turn indicator lever forwards briefly.

▷

"BMW Iconic Glow"

The radiator grille lighting settings are

only available while at a standstill and

with drive-ready state switched off.

▷

Press and hold the button on the

vehicle key for approximately 1 second.

Turning on the welcome light

Activate the home lights function for the button

of the vehicle key:

▷

Automatically on approach.

▷

During unlocking.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

▷

With the vehicle locked, press the

button on the vehicle key.

3. "Doors and windows"

180

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

OwnersManuals2.com

Lights

CONTROLS

4. "Vehicle key"

Adaptive lighting functions

5. Select the desired setting.

Principle

Setting the duration

Adaptive lighting functions makes it possible to

illuminate the road responsively.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Exterior lighting"

General

4. If necessary, "Additional settings"

5. "Home lights"

The adaptive lighting functions consist of one

system or multiple systems, depending on the

equipment:

6. Select the desired setting.

▷

Adaptive Headlights.

Variable light distribution.

Cornering light.

Daytime driving lights

Roundabout light.

General

The daytime driving lights illuminate when

drive-ready state is switched on.

Activating the adaptive light

functions

The indicator light in the instrument

cluster is illuminated when the rear

daytime driving lights are switched on.

Press the button on the light switch.

The LED in the button illuminates.

The adaptive lighting functions are active

when drive-ready state is switched on.

Activating/deactivating daytime

driving lights

In some countries, daytime driving lights are

compulsory, in which case the daytime driving

lights cannot be deactivated at the front.

Adaptive Headlights

Apps menu

General

2. "Vehicle apps"

The high-beam headlight follows the road

ahead in response to the steering wheel angle

and other parameters.

3. "Exterior lighting"

4. If necessary, "Additional settings"

5. Depending on equipment or national-mar-

ket version:

Anticipatory Adaptive Headlights

The high-beam headlight is adapted to the di-

rection of travel ahead even before entering or

leaving a bend.

▷

"Daytime driving lights"

"Rear daytime driving lights"

"BMW Iconic Glow"

S-bend lights

The high-beam headlight is kept as straight as

possible when driving around S-bends.

181

OwnersManuals2.com

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

Lights

CONTROLS

Variable light distribution

Roundabout light

Shortly before driving onto a roundabout, the

cornering light is activated on both sides. The

edge of the road is illuminated more effec-

tively. Shortly before leaving a roundabout, the

cornering light is switched off again on both

sides.

Principle

The variable light distribution enables better

illumination of the road.

General

The light distribution is adjusted automatically

depending on speed and navigation data, if

necessary.

Adaptive headlight range

control

Urban lights

Adaptive headlight range control compensates

for acceleration and braking manoeuvres and

vehicle load conditions to prevent oncoming

vehicles from being dazzled.

The light beam from the low-beam headlight is

extended at the sides.

Motorway beam pattern

The range of the low-beam headlight is in-

creased.

High-beam Assistant

Principle

Cornering light

High-beam Assistant detects other road users

in good time and activates or deactivates the

high-beam according to traffic situation.

Principle

When turning off or on tight bends, for example

hairpin bends, up to a certain speed, a corner-

ing light is added to illuminate the inside area

of the bend.

General

High-beam Assistant ensures that the high-

beam headlight is switched on when the traffic

situation allows. The system does not switch

on the high-beam headlight at low speed

range.

General

The cornering light is switched on automati-

cally depending on the steering wheel angle or,

where applicable, activation of the turn indica-

tors.

The system responds to the lights of oncoming

traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to

ambient lighting, for example in built-up areas.

When reversing, the cornering light is activated

automatically irrespective of the steering wheel

angle.

The high-beam headlight can be switched on

and off manually at any time.

If equipped with Selective Beam, the high-

beam headlight is not switched off for oncom-

ing vehicles or vehicles driving ahead of you.

Instead, the system masks only those areas

of the beam which would otherwise dazzle on-

coming traffic or traffic driving ahead. In this

Hairpin lights

The cornering light is also switched on before

entering hairpin bends.

182

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

OwnersManuals2.com

Lights

CONTROLS

case, the blue indicator light continues to illu-

minate.

Deactivating High-beam Assistant

Depending on the equipment: if the headlights

have been converted, High-beam Assistant

may only function to a restricted extent.

For further information:

Left-hand/right-hand traffic, see page 184.

Operating requirements

▷

Automatic driving lights control is activated.

Press the button on the turn indicator lever.

▷

The low-beam headlight is switched on.

Activating High-beam Assistant

System limits

High-beam Assistant cannot replace the driv-

er's own judgement as to when to use the

high-beam headlight. Therefore activate the

dipped headlights manually if the situation re-

quires it.

In the following situations, the system will not

operate or its operation will be restricted and

your intervention may be required:

▷

In extremely adverse weather conditions

such as fog or heavy precipitation.

Press the button on the turn indicator lever.

▷

When detecting poorly lit road users such

as pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders or car-

riages and when trains or ships are close to

the road, or when animals are crossing the

road.

The indicator light in the instrument

cluster is illuminated when the low-

beam headlight is switched on.

The system will switch automatically between

low-beam headlight and high-beam headlight.

▷

On tight bends, on steep brows or hollows

of hills, when there is crossing traffic or if

the view of oncoming vehicles on a motor-

way is partly obstructed.

The blue indicator light in the instru-

ment cluster illuminates if the high-

beam headlight is switched on by the

system.

▷

In poorly lit towns or where there are highly

reflective signs.

If a journey is interrupted with High-beam As-

sistant activated: when the journey is resumed,

High-beam Assistant remains activated.

If the area of windscreen in front of the in-

terior mirror is covered with condensation,

dirt, stickers, labels, etc.

The High-beam Assistant is deactivated by

switching the high-beams on and off manually.

To reactivate High-beam Assistant, press the

button on the turn indicator lever.

183

OwnersManuals2.com

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

Lights

CONTROLS

cle's country of registration, you will need to

prevent the dazzling effect of your headlights.

Fog light

Rear fog light

Converting the headlights

Apps menu

Operating requirements

The low-beam headlight must be switched on

before the rear fog light can be activated.

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Exterior lighting"

4. If necessary, "Additional settings"

5. "Right/left-hand traffic"

6. Select the desired setting.

Switching the rear fog light on/off

Press the key.

Depending on the national-market version,

the parking brake must be applied.

The yellow indicator light in the instru-

ment cluster illuminates when the rear

fog light is switched on.

System limits

The availability of the High-beam Assistant

might be restricted.

If automatic driving lights control has been

activated, the low-beam headlight switches

on automatically when the rear fog light is

switched on.

The availability of the adaptive lighting func-

tions might be restricted.

Instrument lighting

Bad weather light

Principle

Operating requirements

The brightness can only be adjusted in dark-

ness and with turned on side light or low-beam

headlight.

The bad weather light provides optimised illu-

mination of the road when visibility conditions

are poor, for example in fog or rain. The light

distribution from the low-beam headlight is

adapted to the visibility conditions.

Adjusting the brightness

Apps menu

Activating/deactivating the bad

weather light

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Interior lighting"

The bad weather light is activated when the

automatic driving light system or the rear fog

light is switched on.

4. "Cockpit brightness at night"

5. Select the desired setting.

Left-hand/right-hand traffic

Interior lighting

General

When driving in countries where vehicles drive

on the opposite side of the road to your vehi-

Depending on the equipment, the interior

lights, the footwell lights, door entry lighting,

184

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

OwnersManuals2.com

Lights

CONTROLS

ambient lighting and loudspeaker lighting are

controlled automatically.

Depending on the equipment, there are read-

ing lights located at the front and in the rear

beside the interior lights.

Overview

Via iDrive:

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. "Reading light"

5. Tap the desired seat.

Ambient lighting

Reading lights

Interior lights

General

Depending on the equipment, the lighting for

some of the interior lights can be adjusted.

Activating/deactivating ambient

light

Switching interior lights on/off

Using the button:

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

Press the key.

3. "Interior lighting"

4. If necessary, "Ambience"

5. "Ambient lighting"

To switch off permanently: press and hold the

button for approximately 3 seconds.

The interior lights in the rear can be switched

on and off independently. The button is loca-

ted on the headliner in the rear.

Turning ambient lighting on/off

The ambient lighting is switched on when the

vehicle is unlocked and switched off when the

vehicle is locked.

Via iDrive:

Apps menu

If the ambient lighting was deactivated using

iDrive, it is not switched on when the vehicle is

unlocked.

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. "Reading light"

Selecting the colour

Tap the icon.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

Switching reading lights on/off

Using the button:

3. "Interior lighting"

4. If necessary, "Ambience"

5. "Colour"

Press the key.

6. Select the desired setting.

185

OwnersManuals2.com

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

Lights

CONTROLS

Adjusting the brightness

Loudspeaker lighting

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

Principle

3. "Interior lighting"

Some loudspeakers in the vehicle are illumina-

ted.

4. If necessary, "Ambience"

5. "Brightness"

General

6. Select the desired setting.

When the loudspeakers are muted, the loud-

speaker lighting turns off. When the ambient

lighting effects are activated, the loudspeakers

light up white.

Dynamic light

Individual actions, for example incoming calls

or detected obstacles when doors are open,

are indicated by light effects. If the ambient

light is deactivated, the light effects are still

displayed.

Turning loudspeaker lighting on/off

The loudspeaker lighting is switched on when

the vehicle is unlocked and switched off when

the vehicle is locked.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. If necessary, "Ambience"

5. "Lighting events"

6. Select the desired setting.

Reduced for journey at night

Some lights of the interior lighting are reduced

when the vehicle is driven in the dark.

Apps menu

2. "Vehicle apps"

3. "Interior lighting"

4. If necessary, "Ambience"

5. "Reduced for night driving"

Panoramic glass sunroof, lighting

If the panoramic glass sunroof is opened or

the sun protection is closed, the lighting is

switched off.

186

Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D5D0 - II/23

OwnersManuals2.com

CONTROLS -> Lights for Your BMW X5 SUV 2024

Popular Manuals