Keep being flashed!

[duckers26]

For the last couple of days I have been using a car with active lights, so essentially they are always on main beam until they see an oncoming car and adjust the LED pattern so as not to dazzle them. The problem is that they do this at the last minute and so although they don’t dazzle the oncoming car, people think they will be and keep flashing their headlights. I have checked the manual and it refers to the lights being on at the maximum brightness permitted by law. Has anyone else had this?!

[MalcolmSmith]

What car is it? Ive driven Audi, Volvo and Merc with adaptive/matrix type set up on LED and xenon and flashing is rare, usually those who are pre-emptively flashing from a corner through some trees....

Are you sure it’s reacting at all - as all 3 of those have a manual mode too.

[swisstoni]

I have this on a Range Rover and it is disabled.

I will generally dip the lights earlier than the automatic lights would dip themselves.

[Monkeylegend]

Same issue with the ILS on my E Class so never use it. It also doesn't like to dip early enough when you come up behind a car so you get them flashing their brake lights at you as well.

A good idea in principle.

[duckers26]

Not just me then! Yes, car is an E Class Estate I have borrowed for weekend away. Doesn’t seem to be any adjustment but I have looked up how to turn it off.

[55palfers]

Yet more "stuff" added to cars that no-one ever asked for.

[tonyb1968]

Don't have a problem with my Peugeot 3008 SUV which has these, it could just be that the standard beam needs adjusting, take your car back to the garage and get them to check its all aligned properly

[Sheepshanks]

I think people flash at LED headlights anyway as they see them as very bright. I warned daughter about it as her SEAT Ateca has them, but they're not dynamic. Sure enough she gets flashed a lot. In fact SEAT have just issued a recall to drop the NS low beam, although it doesn't seem obviously high to me.

[Monkeylegend]

duckers26 said:

Not just me then! Yes, car is an E Class Estate I have borrowed for weekend away. Doesn’t seem to be any adjustment but I have looked up how to turn it off.

You don't turn it off as such on mine you just keep the headlights in manual mode so you operate the high beam.

[MikeGoodwin]

Remember getting my old e92 with led lights. Got flashed a lot on normal beam. So used to put my full beams on to dazzle them even more people used to go sick

[Mike335i]

MikeGoodwin said:

Remember getting my old e92 with led lights. Got flashed a lot on normal beam. So used to put my full beams on to dazzle them even more people used to go sick

E92 with LED headlights? Intentionally using fullbeam to dazzle them will wind people up nicely, and rightly so!

[T5R+]

55palfers said:

Yet more "stuff" added to cars that no-one ever asked for.

My current favourite is that the new MBenz GLS will have a car-wash mode (things like mirrors fold in, height raised to max, cameras turn off, etc).

[Summit_Detailing]

You should be able to turn the auto/active high beam assist off on the dash, I did this on my S-class as it seemed a bit dim witted in comparison to when you'd put main beam on/off yourself.

cheers.

Chris

[WilliamWoollard]

MikeGoodwin said:

Remember getting my old e92 with led lights. Got flashed a lot on normal beam. So used to put my full beams on to dazzle them even more people used to go sick

Or just don’t be dick and get your lights adjusted?

[Osinjak]

Some systems are definitely better than others. My old BMW's Adaptive LED system was brilliant and very responsive but the system in my new RRS (when it's not in the fecking garage having yet another thing repaired) is shoite so have it turned off.

[G13NVL]

MikeGoodwin said:

Remember getting my old e92 with led lights. Got flashed a lot on normal beam. So used to put my full beams on to dazzle them even more people used to go sick

My old work place I had a scania HGV which have bright lights if you hit them at the right angle coming the other way, used to get people putting their full beams on thinking mine were, untill I actually put my full beams on with top bar spotlights the lot and the whole world turned into a white blaze of skin melting light! They soon turned their beams off...

[Alucidnation]

Seems the bell ends are in tonight.

[G13NVL]

Alucidnation said:

Seems the bell ends are in tonight.

How is letting someone know that’s blinding you with full beam, that you haven’t got your full beam on by flashing back so you can both continue on your way without being blinded, being a bellend?

[Alucidnation]

Putting your full beams on is a bit different to a quick flash.

[carlove]

G13NVL said:

How is letting someone know that’s blinding you with full beam, that you haven’t got your full beam on by flashing back so you can both continue on your way without being blinded, being a bellend?

Because if your headlights were adjusted right, nobody would be blinded and nobody will flash you.Had a car coming the other way with the drivers dipped beam way too high, looked like full beams were on so did one quick flash, he stuck his full beams on in response. I changed a headlight bulb a couple of weeks back and realised it wasnt aligned properly so stopped and re aligned it, wasn't hard to do and didnt dazzle anyone.