TonyF61

http://rjautomotive.net

I apologize for stepping on your toes, @mikapen

schkar

Did you notice the difference between Automatic High Beam assit (that comes as default for US cars ordered with DA4 package of Intelligent Light system vs the after coding effect of ILS? Is it noticeably different?

jtjbt20x

Yes, it's a huge difference. Instead of the high beam on and blazing high beam light across all lanes, with the other, with oncoming traffic, the high beam is on on the lane you're in but it is off on the oncoming traffic side. It's a little more complicated than that, and there are other difference you can see, but it's a lot better.

mikapen

I agree.

In addition, I think there's a safety Factor by not blinding drivers you're following or approaching.
And seeing deer on the side of the road while you follow that car with the dim lights....

I remember getting Cibie and Hella driving lights in the 60s because our NHTSA was so far behind the times.

How can it be that the same Luddites are still writing regs in the 21st Century?

schkar

Is it enabled now or do we need to get it coded by RJ or Benz Nija?

mercedesbuff

Y E S ! ! !

I am not usually prone to hyperbole, but I can honestly say it is the most excited I've been about any car function in YEARS. I had both my Mercedes coded by BenzNinja to enable ILS+, and there are actually many noticeable improvements, not just the infinitely adjustable high beam (which is awesome, by itself)!

In order to enable ILS+, BenzNinja has to first code the headlamps as European instead of ASE (U.S.) This change alone includes many improvements to the headlamp behavior, not just the dynamically variable high beam.

• European headlamps are allowed to be brighter than ours in the U.S. For example, European high beams are 13% brighter than U.S. spec high beams are allowed to be. SO, not only are your high beams now super intelligent, they are also BRIGHTER!
• European headlamps are allowed to vary their low beam pattern, whereas ours in the U.S. must remain static. A variable low beam allows the headlamps to have a much wider pattern in the city and a longer, narrower pattern on the highway, for example. The low beam pattern can also adjust for adverse weather (if you engage your rear fog lamps, the front low beam pattern is altered automatically).

BenzNinja

iTrader: (4)

coded and we offer free calibration and/or lowering to all

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And or those who messed up their cars:

TonyF61

I never get tired of watching them in action.

To be fair, the video is a bit misleading, for US vehicles. On the US models, there are no cornering lights that illuminate the side of the road when the directional is turned on. I beleive we established this some time ago, as it seems that hardware is missing from the headlights. Also, the lights do not articulate, ie. turn as the vehicle does. I have to admit, I have never tested how they react with the fog light on; i'll have to try it. They also have the ability to decrease the reflected light thrown back at you from street/road signs, by dimming the amount of light projected onto them; while continuing to illuminate the rest of the road.

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

xsb00st

I have the ILS coded, but can’t tell the difference. Do I have to turn off the auto high beam for it to work?

jaxslk

Just push the turn signal stalk away from you towards the dash until it locks into that position and then drive as normal. The ILS will switch automatically as needed assuming it's dark enough outside for the lights to be on.

wildta

It also activates at a minimum speed, I forget the exact speed but it's somewhere around 19-23mph and depends on the environment, for example it might not activate on a well-lit street with street lamps.

schkar

Got the coding done for Intelligent Light System. Tested in a highway without street lights.... when there is car in front on same lane or opposite lane it goes to low beam. I guess this is what the adaptive high beam does. don't see any difference.

Is it not supposed to stay in high beam and black out the car in front alone?

is everyone having the same problem?

chrislk55

Who did your coding? I had RJ Automotive program mine and when on a road with no street lights, the high beams pretty much stay on all the time. I can see when a car is approaching, it blocks off that area but the high beams remain on. Same when I approach a car in front, the high beams remain on but it blocks out the higher area so it doesn't impact the car in front. It's a very neat system and works well. If your's is switching to low beam, that's what mine did prior to programming, it would automatically switch to low beams for approaching traffic or if I had a car in front.

wildta

It also detects fog. I was driving at night last weekend with thick fog, going above 30MPH but visibility was maybe 50-70ft and the high beams did not engage, or maybe they adjusted the perfect amount to provide the best visibility without the light reflecting back from the fog.

schkar

Raj / RJ did the coding. When a car is approaching it switches to low beam. I don't see the black out on the cars

xsb00st

In my ‘21 GLE do I leave the auto high beams on or off for ILS to work? I have it coded in, but can’t get it to work.

schkar

Auto High Beam / adaptive high beam in on and ILS is also active (picture attached). Still I don't see the blacking of cars comming in opposite direction.

chrislk55

I also believe you need to be going a certain speed for the balckouts to work. When I'm going slow, it does switch to low beams but at highway speeds, the high beams remain on all the time. Maybe contact Raj and see if something messed up with your programming.

mikapen

Try following a single car on a curvy Road at night. If you stay within four or five car lengths, you'll see the blackout area following that car. The rest of the field including the shoulders should be covered with high beam. The distance to the car in front does affect how much light is blacked out.

It's disabled below 30 KPH, and in brightly lit areas. Sometimes during Twilight hours it's unpredictable, but once it's fully dark It should go full on.