E92 Adaptive Head light Question

Shinchan · 11-09-2007, 05:52 AM

My car has Adaptive Headlight... I know it will turn the Xenon a small degree...

but... this morning, i was testing the adaptive headlight.. by turning on the head light.. and park in front of a white wall...

Turn the wheel to the left.... as far as I can.. nothing.. the light did not turn to left.. but if I turn the wheel to the right.. I can see the headlight swing to the right....just not to the left... is that true for adaptive headlight?

koreez88 · 11-09-2007, 06:07 AM

Intentional, so you don't blind the oncoming traffic. Sounds like BS.
But anyway, my headlights do the same.

Shinchan · 11-09-2007, 08:10 AM

:sad0147:

DAMN.. I can whip around right corner at 5:00AM.. expect to see the road better.. but not going illustrate the road better when whip around the left corner... damn

tintivilus · 11-09-2007, 09:59 AM

The range of motion for adaptive headlights is speed-dependent. They turn left when you're moving faster than some threshold, or the amount of left turn varies with speed.

If you watch the headlights when driving on the highway they clearly swing both left and right. I think they're set up to not blind oncoming traffic when you're pulling out of a parallel parking space.

Do AHL's not swing to the right when stopped on RHD cars?

mds82 · 11-09-2007, 11:54 AM

Try it again when the car is moving, not just parked.... I think that will make a diffrence.

Shinchan · 11-09-2007, 12:16 PM

hard to try it with me driving.. and watching the head light.. not the road.

S_M · 11-09-2007, 12:50 PM

Drive down a dark straight road at night, and turn the wheel left and right quick... they work

You have to be going a certain speed, maybe 15 or 20 mph, but they do go left

aquaanox · 11-09-2007, 01:10 PM

they def. move both left and right, but depending on speed it can vary.

BMW_TT · 11-09-2007, 01:37 PM

mine works great.

remmib · 11-09-2007, 04:59 PM

Mine turns when I'm standing still.

Hegemony · 11-09-2007, 05:03 PM

If the movement test still doesn't work, you should take it back to the dealership, explain the problem and ask them to reprogram your headlights.

Shinchan · 11-09-2007, 09:32 PM

sad thing is.. it has to go back to dealer for a brake warning plus a red car lifted on warning... according to manual... something to do with break pad thin.... but i only have 12000mi on the car.. and i can see the brake pad is perfectly fine...

11-09-2007, 05:52 AM	#1
Shinchan LED Rules 59 Rep 789 Posts Drives: Sold: 335xi Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	E92 Adaptive Head light Question My car has Adaptive Headlight... I know it will turn the Xenon a small degree... but... this morning, i was testing the adaptive headlight.. by turning on the head light.. and park in front of a white wall... Turn the wheel to the left.... as far as I can.. nothing.. the light did not turn to left.. but if I turn the wheel to the right.. I can see the headlight swing to the right....just not to the left... is that true for adaptive headlight? __________________ LED Pimp... 13 Audi S4...
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11-09-2007, 06:07 AM	#2
koreez88 Всем привет ;) 146 Rep 3,358 Posts Drives: Tesla Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (12)	Intentional, so you don't blind the oncoming traffic. Sounds like BS. But anyway, my headlights do the same.
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11-09-2007, 08:10 AM	#3
Shinchan LED Rules 59 Rep 789 Posts Drives: Sold: 335xi Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	:sad0147: DAMN.. I can whip around right corner at 5:00AM.. expect to see the road better.. but not going illustrate the road better when whip around the left corner... damn __________________ LED Pimp... 13 Audi S4...
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11-09-2007, 09:59 AM	#4
tintivilus Lieutenant Colonel 26 Rep 1,826 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake County, IL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [0.00] 2003 325i [0.00]	The range of motion for adaptive headlights is speed-dependent. They turn left when you're moving faster than some threshold, or the amount of left turn varies with speed. If you watch the headlights when driving on the highway they clearly swing both left and right. I think they're set up to not blind oncoming traffic when you're pulling out of a parallel parking space. Do AHL's not swing to the right when stopped on RHD cars?
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11-09-2007, 11:54 AM	#5
mds82 Major General 364 Rep 5,842 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Central Connecticut iTrader: (40) Garage List 2006 325xi Snow Pics [0.00] 2006 BMW 325xi [0.00]	Try it again when the car is moving, not just parked.... I think that will make a diffrence.
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11-09-2007, 12:16 PM	#6
Shinchan LED Rules 59 Rep 789 Posts Drives: Sold: 335xi Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	hard to try it with me driving.. and watching the head light.. not the road. __________________ LED Pimp... 13 Audi S4...
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S_M Lieutenant 67 Rep 549 Posts Drives: Many Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: X5 iTrader: (0)	Drive down a dark straight road at night, and turn the wheel left and right quick... they work You have to be going a certain speed, maybe 15 or 20 mph, but they do go left
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11-09-2007, 01:10 PM	#8
aquaanox First Lieutenant 24 Rep 307 Posts Drives: e92 328, e90 335 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rockville md iTrader: (6)	they def. move both left and right, but depending on speed it can vary.
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BMW_TT Colonel 225 Rep 2,548 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (4)	mine works great.
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Hegemony Fast Like Tiger 13 Rep 372 Posts Drives: 07 M Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	If the movement test still doesn't work, you should take it back to the dealership, explain the problem and ask them to reprogram your headlights.
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11-09-2007, 09:32 PM	#12
Shinchan LED Rules 59 Rep 789 Posts Drives: Sold: 335xi Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	sad thing is.. it has to go back to dealer for a brake warning plus a red car lifted on warning... according to manual... something to do with break pad thin.... but i only have 12000mi on the car.. and i can see the brake pad is perfectly fine... __________________ LED Pimp... 13 Audi S4...
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