HID Active Headlights
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HID Active Headlights
Quick question about the HID Active Headlights. Are you supposed to be able to see the light move left or right when turning the steering wheel if the car isnt moving? Or is it only when the car is in motion?
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I'm pretty sure mine only does it while driving. It is very noticable and quite useful. The fog light also turns on on the side your turning into. I valet'd the car the other night and it was parked right out front 
and when he pulled out the car the one fog turned on- everyone thoght I had a burned out bulb- it was pretty funny...
and when he pulled out the car the one fog turned on- everyone thoght I had a burned out bulb- it was pretty funny...
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I have a 07 E550 also with factory xenon, but I never see my head light turn when I make a turn doesn't matter left or right. it's always stationary, how can I make sure mine isn't defective or anything?
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You can also have the car connected to SDS and they can run a quick test on them to see if they are moving. You will get an error in the MFD if there is a malfunction detected.
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Also, though...just because you have Xenon, does not mean that you have active corning headlights. I am not sure about the 07 models, but as for my 05, the Xenons are one thing and then active corning is another, in which case the actuall headlight would move. In the 08's the headlights no longer move left or right, however they still go up and down for leveling. The cornering feature is now built into the fog light as emilner mentioned. You would not have the corning feature unless you ordered it as an option or got the premium 2 package.
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Also, though...just because you have Xenon, does not mean that you have active corning headlights. I am not sure about the 07 models, but as for my 05, the Xenons are one thing and then active corning is another, in which case the actuall headlight would move. In the 08's the headlights no longer move left or right, however they still go up and down for leveling. The cornering feature is now built into the fog light as emilner mentioned. You would not have the corning feature unless you ordered it as an option or got the premium 2 package.
The cornering foglight feature is independent of the turning headlights. And just because the headlights move only up and down at startup does not mean that they don't swivel when in motion.
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When you're at a crawl & turn the wheel one of the fog lights turns on to illuminate the appropriate "curb".
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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
You can also have the car connected to SDS and they can run a quick test on them to see if they are moving. You will get an error in the MFD if there is a malfunction detected.
Originally Posted by RyRoRyan
You would not have the corning feature unless you ordered it as an option or got the premium 2 package.
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Do the headlights have to be
in "auto" to have this feature work?
My son's G35 has this feature and when you are sitting still, and turn the wheel, you can see the headlights move.
The headlights moving up and down when you first turn them on is actually the lights adjusting for the incline. This feature is on most recently (I believe 03 and newer) built cars with Xenon lights from the factory.
My son's G35 has this feature and when you are sitting still, and turn the wheel, you can see the headlights move.
The headlights moving up and down when you first turn them on is actually the lights adjusting for the incline. This feature is on most recently (I believe 03 and newer) built cars with Xenon lights from the factory.
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I have never noticed the headlight beams looking left or tight unless the vehicle was underway at speed. The Fog Light "turn illumination" does work whether standing still or crawling. The light that goes on depends on the direction the wheel is being turned and whether the car is in D or R when it is illuminated.
There is a lot of overthinking that goes on at MB. For example, I don't believe the rain sensitive wipers will turn the wipers on if you have the wiperswitch on & hit the sensor with a garden hose while the car is in Park with the engine idling.
There is a lot of overthinking that goes on at MB. For example, I don't believe the rain sensitive wipers will turn the wipers on if you have the wiperswitch on & hit the sensor with a garden hose while the car is in Park with the engine idling.
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Software logic when the driver or front passenger door is opened, the windshield wipers stop moving to prevent passengers who are exiting or entering the vehicle from being splashed by wiped away water. Intermittent wiping feature reactivates upon engaging transmission, or temporarily switching wiper position to continuous wipe.
