The passing beam is part of the automatic lights mode and adapts to the driving conditions. However, if you manually select the passing beam in the centre display, the beam won't have adaptive features and keeps the front lights dipped.
When the automatic lights mode or automatic high beam setting is enabled, the passing beam acts as part of the adaptive front-light system and automatically adjusts the beam to the driving conditions.
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- 1Motorway lights give you the longest range of the passing beam modes.
- 2Country lights have a medium range and spread compared to the other two lights modes.
- 3Town lights use a wide beam that lights up the area close to the car, with additional lights at the sides. They are designed to give good visibility with minimal disturbance to other road users.
- 4Reverse town lights use a similar wide beam pattern to town lights, but only activate when the car is in reverse.
Auto-levelling works to automatically maintain vertical control of the beam. This means that whilst driving over raised ground or uneven surfaces, the lights adapt to cover the road surface.
