Driving on the continent - Bi-Xenons

[BMWBen]

My e60 has got Bi-Xenons with adaptive headlights - can't find anything in my manual about what I need to do before I drive on the continent. Anyone know?

Cheers!

[phelix]

On each assembly under a cover about the size of a 50p piece there's a lever to move - it's bound to be in the manual.

[mmm-five]

If it's anything like the Z4 lights, then the 'switch' simply blanks off a part of the beam rather than changing the throw, so you end up with less light overall, which isn't good for evening/night-time country road driving abroad.

[phumy]

Check your wheel arch you might have access in there, similar to here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[BMWBen]

phelix said:

On each assembly under a cover about the size of a 50p piece there's a lever to move - it's bound to be in the manual.

It's really not! I'll have a dig around in there though...

[StuB]

Under the bonnet on top of the headlight assembly, there's a small black circular cap, with two small tags opposed at 180 degrees, there pull off and through the hole, you can see a metallic lever. Move the lever to it's fullest (slides quite easy) and replace the cap. Repeat for the other side. Takes 2 minutes.

You can just see the cap I'm referring to, to the right of where cap #4 locates into (follow the line), below bulb #8 on this diagram from RealOEM.



You can tell it's worked as the Low beam effectively becomes flat, not shining up to the left to illuminate the kerb at all.

HTH.

[BMWBen]

StuB said:

Under the bonnet on top of the headlight assembly, there's a small black circular cap, with two small tags opposed at 180 degrees, there pull off and through the hole, you can see a metallic lever. Move the lever to it's fullest (slides quite easy) and replace the cap. Repeat for the other side. Takes 2 minutes.

You can just see the cap I'm referring to, to the right of where cap #4 locates into (follow the line), below bulb #8 on this diagram from RealOEM.



You can tell it's worked as the Low beam effectively becomes flat, not shining up to the left to illuminate the kerb at all.

HTH.

Perfect! Thanks very much