Lighting and visibility
– If the windscreen is dirty, misted-up or
masked (e.g. sticker) in front of the camera.
– If the vehicle is facing highly reflective signs
or safety barrier reflectors.
The system is not able to detect:
– Road users that do not have their own
lighting, such as pedestrians.
– Vehicles with hidden lighting (e.g. travelling
behind a safety barrier on the motorway).
– Vehicles at the top or bottom of a steep
slope, on winding roads, on crossroads.
reason, the lighting will not come on
automatically.
You can activate/deactivate this function
and adjust the welcome lighting duration
in the Driving / Vehicle touch screen menu.
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The inner surface of the windscreen may
become misted up and affect the proper
operation of the rain/sunshine sensor.
In humid and cold weather, demist the
windscreen regularly.
Door mirror spotlamps
These spotlamps facilitate access to the vehicle
by lighting the ground near the front doors.
When the front courtesy lamp switch is in
this position, the spotlamps come on
automatically:
– when the vehicle is unlocked.
– when a door is opened.
Guide-me-home and
welcome lighting
– when a request to locate the vehicle is
received from the remote control.
Whatever the position of the front courtesy lamp
switch, they also come on with the welcome
lighting and guide-me-home lighting functions.
They go off automatically after 30 seconds.
Maintenance
Clean the windscreen regularly,
particularly the area in front of the camera.
The internal surface of the windscreen can
also become misted around the camera.
In humid and cold weather, demist the
windscreen regularly.
Guide-me-home lighting
With the ring of the lighting control stalk in the
"AUTO" position and when the light is poor, the
dipped beam headlamps come on automatically
when the ignition is switched off.
Do not allow snow to accumulate on the
bonnet or roof of the vehicle as this could
obstruct the camera.
You can activate/deactivate this function
and adjust the guide-me-home lighting
duration in the Driving/Vehicle touch screen
menu.
Automatic lighting
systems - General
recommendations
The automatic lighting systems use a detection
camera, located at the top of the windscreen.
Welcome lighting
Automatic headlamp
dipping
When the vehicle is unlocked, if the ambient
light is low and the "Automatic illumination of
headlamps" function is activated, this system
automatically turns on certain exterior lamps
as well as certain lamps in the passenger
compartment.
Operating limits
The system may be disrupted or not work
correctly:
– When visibility conditions are poor
(e.g. snowfall, heavy rain).
For more information, refer to the
General recommendations for
automatic lighting systems.
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