Is Auto dip lighting a standard feature, I just bought a 2018 W213 E class 220cdi AMG line, serious spec with business pack etc but the auto dip lights don't work, my old w212 you could go into the settings and turn it on or off, but when I enter the lighting menu it's only ambient and surround lighting options, no adaptive or any other kind of setting? There are no errors or warnings showing on the dash. The vin checker does not show any kind of lighting options. Any ideas?
Is Auto dip lighting a standard feature, I just bought a 2018 W213 E class 220cdi AMG line, serious spec with business pack etc but the auto dip lights don't work, my old w212 you could go into the settings and turn it on or off, but when I enter the lighting menu it's only ambient and surround lighting options, no adaptive or any other kind of setting? There are no errors or warnings showing on the dash. The vin checker does not show any kind of lighting options. Any ideas?
I don't think so although I could be wrong, Europe has a bundle of packages from even starting with halogen, in USA more things are standard but if I recalled correctly, dipped beams are part of ILS. In Europe it is even less likely it is standard.
There is no menu for auto highbeams on w213, just push the highbeam lever and if IHC is enabled for your car the function will start instantly.
608 0r 628 it's the SA Option Code for IHC Intelligent Highbeam Control depending of the lights models.
If your car has halogens headlights, this function can not be present.
If your car has Static or Multibeam LED headlights then the IHC function can be enabled very easy even if 608/628 is not present.
Yeah and the car can sense the change in day light conditions and turn on the lights automatically but will not dip when meeting oncoming traffic at speeds up to 50mph. Windscreen sensors
There is no menu for auto highbeams on w213, just push the highbeam lever and if IHC is enabled for your car the function will start instantly.
608 0r 628 it's the SA Option Code for IHC Intelligent Highbeam Control depending of the lights models.
If your car has halogens headlights, this function can not be present.
If your car has Static or Multibeam LED headlights then the IHC function can be enabled very easy even if 608/628 is not present.
I can't see 608/628 on the spec sheet, I used last vin checker.com, can you recommend a more accurate way to check the build/ spec sheet.
Have a look at the headlamps themselves. What I understood for European/ Rest of the World models is that If it says Multibeam LED, then they will have the led digital projection with adaptive dipping/ blocking out light patterns.
If it's 'LED High performance' they will not be full featured. From what I know these have standard static high beams.
Have a look at the headlamps themselves. What I understood for European/ Rest of the World models is that If it says Multibeam LED, then they will have the led digital projection with adaptive dipping/ blocking out light patterns.
If it's 'LED High performance' they will not be full featured. From what I know these have standard static high beams.
In the US you are 100% correct: multibeam, which I have on my 2019 E450, extra cost option, not standard are physically different than the standard non multibeam LED headlights.
You just put your vin here in this VIN decoder (you might have to insist a bit as it is a spammy bad working website sometimes)
Then lookup your lights code https://mb.vin/
In Europe much of this stuff is optional, especially on a low level trim such as a 220cdi. You only have the basic single camera. More advanced features require the stereo camera, recognizable by two side-by-side cameras. As suggested above, run your VIN through one of the decoders and post it here. You likely only have basic headlights.
Have a look at the headlamps themselves. What I understood for European/ Rest of the World models is that If it says Multibeam LED, then they will have the led digital projection with adaptive dipping/ blocking out light patterns.
If it's 'LED High performance' they will not be full featured. From what I know these have standard static high beams.
THanks, High performance LED
they say "LED High Performance"
If you want, I can show you how to code IHC ( code 608). You will need a 20$ Openport interface and a decent Windows laptop. Free of course.
Thanks that sounds great, I do think I already have that lead, I will confirm. But I do have a Topdon Phoenix lite diagnostic tool that I haven't plugged into the car yet, is it possible it can be activated via this tool I wonder?
In Europe much of this stuff is optional, especially on a low level trim such as a 220cdi. You only have the basic single camera. More advanced features require the stereo camera, recognizable by two side-by-side cameras. As suggested above, run your VIN through one of the decoders and post it here. You likely only have basic headlights.
SuperSwiss to the rescue again, I never knew there was two cameras for the auto high beam.
SuperSwiss to the rescue again, I never knew there was two cameras for the auto high beam.
Seems the auto high beam may not require the stereo camera. The matrix function of the newer multi beam LEDs may. The auto high beam of the multi beam LED in the USA is also different, as it adjusts the length of the beam based on how far away oncoming traffic is. Basically stereo cameras allow for depth perception.
ILS doesn't require stereo cameras. They're for Distronic.
When I was shopping for GLE53, which comes standard with ILS, there were plenty of cars with just one camera and no Distronic.
Be careful with that claim. Just because a feature is standard doesn't mean it has the full functionality with the single camera. This is evident from the standard safety systems in MB cars such as the Active Braking Assist. While it's standard, the collision avoidance systems get advanced features and more capabilities if the stereo camera is present. This is actually documented in the owner's manual. With the stereo camera it can detect stationary pedestrians for example and brake for them and the speeds at which the safety systems work are much higher with the stereo camera than without. These systems also have a much higher rate of false positives w/o the stereo camera. This is something a lot of folks are not aware of. DISTRONIC mostly uses the radar sensor in the grill. The camera(s) are used for LKA, Active Steering and enhanced safety features.
Let me ask you this. Assuming you have the single camera, when your high beams turn on, do they turn on/off all at once or do you see a light carpet being rolled out in front of your car depending on how close oncoming traffic is? That's what my car car does. When the high beams turn on, they are being turned on in segments. It literally starts to illuminate the road further and further out. Then if a light source approaches in the distance, it starts shortening the high beams step by step as the light source approaches and only turns them off completely once the light source is close up. This can only work with stereo cameras as this requires depth perception for the light source. A single camera can only detect that there is a light source, but it won't know how far away it is. Just like you can no longer judge distance if you close one of your eyes.
My point is USA-spec ILS doesn't require dual cameras.
I know what you were getting at, but again there are different levels and generations of ILS even in the USA. The functionality that I described above with my car is US-spec factory coding for the multi beam LEDs w/ stereo camera. I haven't verified this, but w/o the stereo camera it'll still have ILS, but the head beams will just turn on or off, instead of having the ability to shorten and lengthen the beam depending on how far away the oncoming light source is. The devil is in the details.
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