Driving in Europe - headlights!
Driving in Europe - headlights!
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OPOGTS

Original Poster:

1,167 posts

235 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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Taking my 981 Cayman GTS into europe this week for a driving trip through France and Italy

I'm reading that I have to adjust the lights and I have bought some kind of kit from Amazon to do this.

However, is there simply a way to adjust them in the car's setting and avoid the faffing??

Cheers

David W.

1,948 posts

231 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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On both 997 and Cayenne its easily done, also on Boxster from memory.
Pop headlights out and flick a switch inside the waterproof panel on the back of the light unit. Cayman must be the same.Have you RTFM?

ghiblicup

606 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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On the 981 GTS it’s done through the menu system on the PCM.

AJB88

15,017 posts

193 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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I didn't bother in my 981 Cayman S I've just come back from Italy, came through France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.

But I wasn't really on the road when it was dark, maybe the last night in Germany only.

Only thing I did change was the speedo to KM/H in the menu.

OhThatHurtAbit

144 posts

100 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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If you have PDLS you can flatten the beams on the PCM

OPOGTS

Original Poster:

1,167 posts

235 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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David W. said:
Have you RTFM?
Ha, had to google that!

Of course i haven’t !!



David W.

1,948 posts

231 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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mr pg

2,035 posts

227 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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ghiblicup said:
On the 981 GTS it’s done through the menu system on the PCM.
This. Same on my 981 CS. Do it when you change to km/h.

OPOGTS

Original Poster:

1,167 posts

235 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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mr pg said:
ghiblicup said:
On the 981 GTS it’s done through the menu system on the PCM.
This. Same on my 981 CS. Do it when you change to km/h.
Great, thanks

AJB88

15,017 posts

193 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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mr pg said:
This. Same on my 981 CS. Do it when you change to km/h.
does it automatically switch when you change it to KM/H? if it does then I was driving around with headlights adjusted.

mr pg

2,035 posts

227 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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No it's a seperate setting, I was just suggesting doing at the same time.

AJB88

15,017 posts

193 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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mr pg said:
No it's a seperate setting, I was just suggesting doing at the same time.
Ah ok will go have a look at mine in a second.

OPOGTS

Original Poster:

1,167 posts

235 months

Monday 6th May 2019
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AJB88 said:
mr pg said:
No it's a seperate setting, I was just suggesting doing at the same time.
Ah ok will go have a look at mine in a second.
Any joy? I can't find where to change it....

And having (finally) consulted the manual it sounds like you need PDLS in order to do this via the vehicle settings menu - i don't seem to have this option and i think that means its a 'headlights out' job alas




Edited by OPOGTS on Monday 6th May 18:00