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?!

[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.

[duckers26]

TonyG2003 said:

To the OP. How old was the eclass you were driving. I’ve had two with ILS and we have a SLC with ILS. The oldest eclass (62 plate) was a bit slow but the SLC (16 plate) and eclass (68 plate) with adaptive LED lights work much better and I’ve never been flashed driving either.

It’s a 2019 model (hired) and has the matrix type lights (not sure what the Merc name for them is) which switch off individual LEDs rather than the more basic high beam assist. From my side it was brilliant constantly having the best visibility but other drivers kept flashing at me. They did do what they were supposed to, and I don’t think ever did blind anyone, but people seemed to flash in preparation for being blinded!