Automatic high beams
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Automatic high beams
On the 2021 GLE 350, what is the situation with the high beam headlights? High beam headlights that automatically go on and off based upon oncoming vehicles , are they standard, part of a package, or a stand alone option? My friend just spent $900 to upgrade his headlights in his GLC, I would hope on the GLE it may be included. It is a fairly basic item which is also a safety item.
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The auto high beams are part of the exterior lighting package. What they do is the camera detects if there's oncoming cars and will turn them fully on or off accordingly. In Europe and other markets they are "smarter" meaning that the individual LEDs turn on and off. For example, if a car is coming towards you on the left, it will put the right side on and some of the left side so it doesn't blind the oncoming driver.
Also if there are street lights on then the auto high beams will most likely not turn on.
Also if there are street lights on then the auto high beams will most likely not turn on.
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This is one of my pet peeves with automakers. My 1990 Lincoln had automatic high beams. Where have we gone?
Other automotive ponderables.
1. Why di DRLs exist? Why can't you put an extra few (and I mean few) dollars into the car and make automatic headlights standard? Then every Honda owner won't be driving around at night with the DRLs on and no tail lights.
2. GM products that light up the reverse lights when you hit the remote to unlock the car. Countless hours have been spent thinking someone is about to back out of a parking space, when they are really still 50 feet away and need to situate themselves before backing up. This should be outlawed and recalled
Other automotive ponderables.
1. Why di DRLs exist? Why can't you put an extra few (and I mean few) dollars into the car and make automatic headlights standard? Then every Honda owner won't be driving around at night with the DRLs on and no tail lights.
2. GM products that light up the reverse lights when you hit the remote to unlock the car. Countless hours have been spent thinking someone is about to back out of a parking space, when they are really still 50 feet away and need to situate themselves before backing up. This should be outlawed and recalled
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This is one of my pet peeves with automakers. My 1990 Lincoln had automatic high beams. Where have we gone?
Other automotive ponderables.
1. Why di DRLs exist? Why can't you put an extra few (and I mean few) dollars into the car and make automatic headlights standard? Then every Honda owner won't be driving around at night with the DRLs on and no tail lights.
2. GM products that light up the reverse lights when you hit the remote to unlock the car. Countless hours have been spent thinking someone is about to back out of a parking space, when they are really still 50 feet away and need to situate themselves before backing up. This should be outlawed and recalled
Other automotive ponderables.
1. Why di DRLs exist? Why can't you put an extra few (and I mean few) dollars into the car and make automatic headlights standard? Then every Honda owner won't be driving around at night with the DRLs on and no tail lights.
2. GM products that light up the reverse lights when you hit the remote to unlock the car. Countless hours have been spent thinking someone is about to back out of a parking space, when they are really still 50 feet away and need to situate themselves before backing up. This should be outlawed and recalled
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Nah, cornering light is when you turn on your blinkers or turn your wheel on slow speed to see the area perpendicular to the front end (not the adaptive, follow-the-curve one). On US GLE's, this feature is disabled and the actual headlight hardware is modified so the extra reflector is removed and patched. I thought you were in this thread too but I guess I got you mixed up.
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2. GM products that light up the reverse lights when you hit the remote to unlock the car. Countless hours have been spent thinking someone is about to back out of a parking space, when they are really still 50 feet away and need to situate themselves before backing up. This should be outlawed and recalled
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One of the main reasons I got the exterior lighting package was the auto high beams and the cornering lights. Sad to see they disabled the cornering lights even though my original order sheet says it has it. Next time I bring it in I may play dumb and tell the service advisor that the cornering lights are not working and see if they "fix" it. I noticed the Europeans get all the cool light tech and here we don't even though it seems other automakers implement them in their US spec vehicles.
Hell even my 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis had the cornering lights when the blinker was activated as a standard feature! Also do not even get me started on GM and their nonsense unlock/reverse lights
Hell even my 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis had the cornering lights when the blinker was activated as a standard feature! Also do not even get me started on GM and their nonsense unlock/reverse lights
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Nah, cornering light is when you turn on your blinkers or turn your wheel on slow speed to see the area perpendicular to the front end (not the adaptive, follow-the-curve one). On US GLE's, this feature is disabled and the actual headlight hardware is modified so the extra reflector is removed and patched. I thought you were in this thread too but I guess I got you mixed up.
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Regarding the auto high beams, my experience hasn’t been great thus far. I find that they are quite slow to knock down the high beam if the oncoming vehicle’s lights have a white/blue cast to them, similar to the light from the GLE to be honest. If the oncoming car has a more traditional yellow cast, the high beams drop a bit earlier, and closer to when I feel they should.
Anyone else having this experience?
Anyone else having this experience?
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Regarding the auto high beams, my experience hasn’t been great thus far. I find that they are quite slow to knock down the high beam if the oncoming vehicle’s lights have a white/blue cast to them, similar to the light from the GLE to be honest. If the oncoming car has a more traditional yellow cast, the high beams drop a bit earlier, and closer to when I feel they should.
Anyone else having this experience?
Anyone else having this experience?
I have found them to work very well. My only other point of reference is a 2020 Ford Explorer and those are awful.
