Lighting system 73 Folding down the additional mirror Switching headlamp settings Driver's workstation Additional mirror (example: vehicles without auxil- iary headlamps) If you need to open/close or fit/detach the front flap, you must fold down additional mir- ror = . X Pull out hand rail ; by ball coupling : . X Swing mirror holder A downwards ? . X Carefully release handrail ; . Lighting system d Asymmetrical dipped-beam headlamps e Symmetrical dipped-beam headlamps Driving abroad Halogen headlamps X Unscrew cover ; . X Remove covering cap = from dipped- beam/main-beam headlamp : .
General notes You must switch the halogen headlamps to symmetrical dipped beam when driving in countries where vehicles drive on the oppo- site side of the road to the country in which the vehicle is registered. This prevents oncoming traffic from being dazzled. Sym- metrical dipped-beam headlamps do not illu- minate as large an area of the edge of the carriageway. You should make the adjust- ment as close as possible to the border before crossing it. X Turn setting screw ? a Х revolution clock- wise. X Screw on cover ; . X Insert covering cap = . Convert the headlamps back to the asymmet- rical dipped beam setting as soon as possible after returning across the border.
Bi-Xenon headlamps If your vehicle is equipped with bi-xenon headlamps, the inscription "bi-xenon" is fea- tured on the headlamp glass. You must switch the bi-xenon headlamps to symmetrical dipped beam when driving in countries where vehicles drive on the oppo- site side of the road to the country in which the vehicle is registered. This prevents Z