E93 lights

[jonnynine11]

Hi got a 2007 e93 with xenons, looks like theirs four main headlamps, the outer ones (xenon) do dip and main what are the inner ones for? Mine don't seem to do anything and there are no malfunction lights on, cheers.

[woogie]

I have same question , I have no idea what they do either

[lewis328]

Do they not have normal bulbs, and when you pull the lever towards you they flash?

[Osinjak]

If you have the adaptive system they are likely to be cornering lamps. These are activated at low speeds when manoeuvring in a car park for example. They also come on briefly when indicating and stationary.

[E30M3SE]

Inners are for flash function, as a Xenon is too slow to react for this function.

[Osinjak]

E30M3SE said:

Inners are for flash function, as a Xenon is too slow to react for this function.

Umm, not sure you're quite right there chap. My Xenons flash and as I said above, on an E93 series the inner ones might be cornering lights and nothing else. Can't be certain of course as we don't know the full options list of the car, OP needs to stick his VIN into http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html to figure out exactly what he's got.

Quick vid of cornering lights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuwd91ohecg

Edited by Osinjak on Sunday 19th October 21:50

Edited by Osinjak on Monday 20th October 13:28

[mudster]

anonymous said:

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This.

Inner does nothing except have a circle of light around it.

[Osinjak]

mudster said:

Inner does nothing except have a circle of light around it.

But it does if you have a particular option. Are my posts hidden or something?!

[lewis328]

I have adaptive lights, I am pretty sure my inner lights are for flash function? I'll check next time I am out in the car.

[DVandrews]

Not sure they do anything, they appear to be there for symmetry with the non Xenon versions.

Dave

[Osinjak]

DVandrews said:

Not sure they do anything, they appear to be there for symmetry with the non Xenon versions.

Dave

Yeah, I think that's it with halogens but the OP has Xenons which suggests that he might have the adaptive system as well which uses the inner lights as cornering lamps. However, I don't know when this function was introduced. His car is a 2007 so it may be that he has Xenons but no adaptive system (they now come together as one package) therefore the inner lights may still be non-functional but equally they may not. Trouble is, the cornering lamp function isn't immediately obvious when you're sat in the car and if you didn't know you had it it'd be quite easy to not notice. The OP needs to stick his VIN in the link I posted above to find out what options he has, post it here and we can tell him. Failing that, he sticks his lights on and gets someone to stand in front of his car and watch what happens when he turns his steering wheel.

[DVandrews]

Mine is a 2011 and they do nothing that I can spot.. The bi-xenon is limited to the outer lamps.

Dave

[Osinjak]

DVandrews said:

Mine is a 2011 and they do nothing that I can spot.. The bi-xenon is limited to the outer lamps.

Dave

That's really odd. I specced my 2010 with the visibility package so maybe the adaptive bit and xenons were separate after all. Either way I ended with the cornering lights as described. How did you spec yours?

[Osinjak]

I just had a quick look at the BMW car configurator and my mistake, they are still separate so you could (and still can) order xenons without the adaptive system. The adaptive system is included in the visibility package which is why I've got it as I specced the package when I ordered the car. The adaptive system includes the cornering inner lamp system as well as the main headlights following the road, etc. It would still be useful for the OP to stick his VIN result up so he can know definitively, looks like he's buggered off though..

[ashway]

Is it not a parking light, nearside or offside. When I had an A5 it was a similar set up and bugged me for ages before i accidentally found what it was when i parked in front of a shop window and caught the reflection.

[lewis328]

I had a quick check of my lights, and my inner light has halogen bulbs that will either flash when you pull lever towards you, or if you push it away the bi xenon and inner halogen bulb come on full beam? I also have adaptive lights?

[woogie]

Osinjak said:

Umm, not sure you're quite right there chap. My Xenons flash and as I said above, on an E93 series the inner ones might be cornering lights and nothing else. Can't be certain of course as we don't know the full options list of the car, OP needs to stick his VIN into http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html to figure out exactly what he's got.

Quick vid of cornering lights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuwd91ohecg

Edited by Osinjak on Sunday 19th October 21:50

Edited by Osinjak on Monday 20th October 13:28

I would do this but I don't know where to get my vin from bar windscreen and it's dark out there. Mine is a 2011 model .

[Osinjak]

woogie said:

I would do this but I don't know where to get my vin from bar windscreen and it's dark out there. Mine is a 2011 model .

Is that a serious question?

[E30M3SE]

Osinjak said:

woogie said:

I would do this but I don't know where to get my vin from bar windscreen and it's dark out there. Mine is a 2011 model .

Is that a serious question?

If it's dark outside and you don't possess a mobile phone or torch then try your V5 aka registration document.......

[woogie]

Just says xenons. What's additional export tank filling ? I have over 40 options and not sure what some of them are!!

I will ask my dealer what those lights are for