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Optimum visibility: bi-xenon headlights and Adaptive Headlights
with variable light distribution.
The dual round headlights of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo so typical of the
brand ensure excellent illumination of the road ahead in the dark and in poor
weather conditions. For the first time the headlights come with LED-based
corona rings which, on the regular headlights, form the positioning lights in the
typical look of a light ring again so reminiscent of the brand.
Further features coming as standard are the foglamps and the light sensor
which, as a function of ambient brightness, automatically activates the low-
beam headlights when required.
Yet another standard feature is the rain sensor registering the intensity of
precipitation and therefore automatically adjusting the speed of the screen-
wipers. The optional High-Beam Assistant, in turn, provides additional comfort
when driving at night, automatically switching the high-beam headlights on and
off, depending on the distance from vehicles coming the other way or driving
ahead of the car.
The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is available as an option with bi-xenon head-
lights in which case the LED units in the typical corona rings may be operated in
one of two performance stages. Dimmed to approximately 10 per cent of their
full output, they serve as positioning lights. Operating with full power, on the
other hand, they provide the daytime light function in that typical BMW look.
Adaptive Headlights likewise available as an option ensure optimum illumination
of the road ahead, following curves and winding stretches of road. The head-
lights swivel to the side in the same way as the steering, also following the yaw
rate and the speed of the car.
The Bending Lights function is integrated in the headlights with an additional
light beam switched on when taking a bend in order to illuminate the road in the
direction the driver is taking.
Adaptive headlight range control also takes the vertical contours of the road
into account, the light beam being appropriately lowered or raised when driving,
say, across crests, through tunnels or up and down steep ramps, thus ensuring
optimum illumination of the road without dazzling oncoming traffic.
Yet a further highlight of the Adaptive Headlights is variable light distribution
ensuring optimum illumination of the road ahead also on a straight stretch of
road. As a function of driving speed, this innovative control system automatically
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 530d, BMW 535i, BMW 550i, BMW F07, BMW Gran Turismo, Brochure and Catalogue |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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