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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
* Option/accessory.
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Main beam flash
Move the stalk switch gently towards the steering
wheel to the position for main beam flash. Main
beam comes on until the stalk switch is released.
Main beam
Main beam can be activated when the knob is in
position 20 or . Activate/deactivate
main beam by moving the stalk switch towards
the steering wheel to the end position and then
releasing. Alternatively, the main beam can be
deactivated by a light press of the stalk switch
toward the steering wheel.
When main beam has been activated the
symbol illuminates in the combined instrument
panel.
Auxiliary lamps*
If the car has auxiliary lamps, the driver can use
the MY CAR menu system to choose whether
they should be deactivated or switched on/off
simultaneously with the main beam21, see MY
CAR (p. 115).
Related information
•Active Xenon headlamps* (p. 97)
•Active main beam* (p. 94)
•Light switches (p. 90)
•Headlamps - adjusting headlamp pattern
(p. 98)
•Tunnel detection* (p. 93)
Active main beam*
Active main beam function detects the headlamp
beams from oncoming traffic or the rear lights of
vehicles in front, and switches the lighting from
main beam to dipped beam. The lighting returns
to main beam when the incoming light has stop-
ped.
Active main beam - AHB
Active main beam (Active High Beam - AHB) is a
function which uses a camera sensor at the top
edge of the windscreen to detect the headlamp
beams from oncoming traffic or the rear lights of
vehicles in front, and then switches from main
beam to dipped beam. The function can also take
streetlights into account.
Main beam is reactivated when the camera sen-
sor no longer sees any oncoming vehicles or
vehicles ahead.
Car with halogen headlamps
The lighting returns to main beam about a sec-
ond after the camera sensor no longer detects
the headlamp beams from oncoming traffic or the
rear lights from vehicles in front.
Car with active Xenon headlamps
If the active main beam has the on/off functional-
ity22 then the lighting returns to main beam about
20 When dipped beam is switched on.
21 Auxiliary lamps must be connected to the electrical system by a workshop. Volvo recommends that you contact an authorised Volvo workshop.
22 Depending on the car's equipment level.
