[mjrennie]

Morning all.

Drove in the dark last night and didn't notice much trickery with the adaptive lights. Are they automatic or do they need to be set? I used the A setting on the light switch. On our Macan we had to tell it to be adaptive.

[Wills2]

Press the button on the left hand column stalk to activate the adaptive high beam, when you do half of the on coming cars will flash you if it's anything like mine, I've never had so many people think I'm blinding them.

[mjrennie]

Thanks.

[aliwtsn]

Originally Posted by mjrennie

Morning all.

Drove in the dark last night and didn't notice much trickery with the adaptive lights. Are they automatic or do they need to be set? I used the A setting on the light switch. On our Macan we had to tell it to be adaptive.

If you have your lights on and drive up to say a garage door then move the steering wheel you should see the lights move and adapt.

Not sure if they are as good as the matrix LED lights I have on the Audi as BMW's equivalent of them are the laser headlights which aren't an option on this model.

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by aliwtsn

If you have your lights on and drive up to say a garage door then move the steering wheel you should see the lights move and adapt.

Not sure if they are as good as the matrix LED lights I have on the Audi as BMW's equivalent of them are the laser headlights which aren't an option on this model.

BMW's laser lights are the equivalent of Audi's laser lights.

[X3M40i_Nev]

Originally Posted by Wills2

Press the button on the left hand column stalk to activate the adaptive high beam, when you do half of the on coming cars will flash you if it's anything like mine, I've never had so many people think I'm blinding them.

Nobody has flashed me on mine yet with adaptive on. Use it all the time 👍

[aliwtsn]

Originally Posted by Wills2

BMW's laser lights are the equivalent of Audi's laser lights.

That's what I was meaning


"Matrix LED headlights with Audi laser light" - I just said matrix LED for short

[suby01]

Originally Posted by X3M40i_Nev

Nobody has flashed me on mine yet with adaptive on. Use it all the time 👍

Yes. Its the best accessory I never knew I needed. Its so instant. The oncoming drivers feel so bad when high beaming me from across as my headlights adjust in a second.

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by X3M40i_Nev

Nobody has flashed me on mine yet with adaptive on. Use it all the time 👍

It happened again, I'd stopped using them due to it, I tried again tonight and got flashed not by everyone but a few times, very odd.

[kzg1969]

i havent been flashed in the f31 - they worked really well

only used them once in the X3 and didnt get flashed. Got flashed a few times without them on (lights seem to aim high?)

you should know if they are on - the blue high beam sign illuminates

[X3M40i_Nev]

Originally Posted by Wills2

It happened again, I'd stopped using them due to it, I tried again tonight and got flashed not by everyone but a few times, very odd.

That is odd. I have honestly never been flashed. No idea if there is any form of adjustment, but the whole point of them is that they turn off select LED's. I assume you have the light on the dash with the "A"?

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by X3M40i_Nev

That is odd. I have honestly never been flashed. No idea if there is any form of adjustment, but the whole point of them is that they turn off select LED's. I assume you have the light on the dash with the "A"?

Yes, I'm daft but not that daft.

It's not my first rodeo with adaptive lights, but these do seem to annoy some of the on coming traffic when in adaptive high beam mode on my car.

[mjrennie]

Originally Posted by aliwtsn

If you have your lights on and drive up to say a garage door then move the steering wheel you should see the lights move and adapt.

Not sure if they are as good as the matrix LED lights I have on the Audi as BMW's equivalent of them are the laser headlights which aren't an option on this model.

Did that and all good. Same as the Macan, it also displayed an A when on.

[Zero71]

I love them. It's awesome watching a mysterious shadow move around to shroud cars in front so you don't blind them. On rare occasions when I get flashed I'm pretty sure nobody is being blinded, they just notice the roadside is so well illuminated that they assume you must be full beaming them. I'm sure in rare occasions it makes a mistake, but I was driving down narrow dark roads in Surrey last night passing umpteen cars and they worked flawlessly and no flashes.

[Zero71]

Originally Posted by X3M40i_Nev

That is odd. I have honestly never been flashed. No idea if there is any form of adjustment, but the whole point of them is that they turn off select LED's. I assume you have the light on the dash with the "A"?

They are motorised. The beam gets angled around to point away from traffic as needed. You can see a shadow move around the road to track the car Infront. It's not just an on off, or tracking corners as you turn, though they do that too.

[X3M40i_Nev]

Originally Posted by Wills2

Yes, I'm daft but not that daft.

It's not my first rodeo with adaptive lights, but these do seem to annoy some of the on coming traffic when in adaptive high beam mode on my car.

Sorry mate, wasn't trying to be insulting 😬

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by X3M40i_Nev

Sorry mate, wasn't trying to be insulting 😬

You weren't hence the smiley face. Had it again today but this time they weren't on just standard dipped beam...lol.

[X3M40i_Nev]

Originally Posted by Wills2

You weren't hence the smiley face. Had it again today but this time they weren't on just standard dipped beam...lol.

👍 Clearly you have bright lights as standard then 😂

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by X3M40i_Nev

👍 Clearly you have bright lights as standard then 😂

God knows, they might be badly aligned I guess, the car hasn't been washed for 3-4 weeks and is filthy including the lights.

I just think that higher riding cars with LEDs can give people the impression you've got your main beam on, but then again I'm the only one having issues it seems.

[moff]

Originally Posted by X3M40i_Nev

That is odd. I have honestly never been flashed. No idea if there is any form of adjustment, but the whole point of them is that they turn off select LED's. I assume you have the light on the dash with the "A"?

They definitely blind people. I followed a friend home down a windy country A road and he said he saw them switch off ie the side full beam but they had a delayed response so kept blinding him as they are damn bright.

Obviously not had this kind of feedback before so I am a little bit concerned now.

[crst4s]

P. 165 US Owner's Manual has instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the high beam assistant. Don't know if the UK Owner's Manual is the same but it should be in there somewhere. You could also probably search the electronic version using i drive.

[kzg1969]

Originally Posted by Wills2

but then again I'm the only one having issues it seems.

no, i been flashed a couple of times on dipped beam. But not had any issues on HBA.

Service tomorrrow so i will get them to check alignment