LED Headlights
01-31-2015, 09:03 PM
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LED Headlights
Hey guys, for those that have owned both the 222 and the 221, which has the better headlights? Most people I've talked to prefer xenon's light output to LED, but I'm wondering if on the newest generation maybe LEDs have improved to equal the output of xenon's finally.
01-31-2015, 09:25 PM
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I've had both. I don't notice a big difference except the auto headlights are great in my 222. We have a lake house upstate that is in the middle of nowhere- trust me, you will never be asking for more light output....
02-01-2015, 09:13 PM
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There are significant differences in performance between LED and Xenon but I am not sure how many of the features were disabled for the US due to the antiquated US DOT regulations.
By design, the LED lighting system is variable by light output. Low beam lighting is used up to 55ph. The lighting has wider angles to illuminate more of the side of the road than Xenon. Over 55mph and again at roughly 70mph, LED light output of the LED's are increased in two steps (constant adaptive high beam).
The driver-side light acts as fog lights when activated by lowering the angle by 8 degrees down/outwards (up until 40 some mph).
Audi's Matrix light are somewhat cooler as the the constant high beam does not blind oncoming traffic by selectively turning off LED elements (traffic tracked by camera).
By design, the LED lighting system is variable by light output. Low beam lighting is used up to 55ph. The lighting has wider angles to illuminate more of the side of the road than Xenon. Over 55mph and again at roughly 70mph, LED light output of the LED's are increased in two steps (constant adaptive high beam).
The driver-side light acts as fog lights when activated by lowering the angle by 8 degrees down/outwards (up until 40 some mph).
Audi's Matrix light are somewhat cooler as the the constant high beam does not blind oncoming traffic by selectively turning off LED elements (traffic tracked by camera).
02-01-2015, 10:36 PM
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There are significant differences in performance between LED and Xenon but I am not sure how many of the features were disabled for the US due to the antiquated US DOT regulations.
By design, the LED lighting system is variable by light output. Low beam lighting is used up to 55ph. The lighting has wider angles to illuminate more of the side of the road than Xenon. Over 55mph and again at roughly 70mph, LED light output of the LED's are increased in two steps (constant adaptive high beam).
The driver-side light acts as fog lights when activated by lowering the angle by 8 degrees down/outwards (up until 40 some mph).
Audi's Matrix light are somewhat cooler as the the constant high beam does not blind oncoming traffic by selectively turning off LED elements (traffic tracked by camera).
By design, the LED lighting system is variable by light output. Low beam lighting is used up to 55ph. The lighting has wider angles to illuminate more of the side of the road than Xenon. Over 55mph and again at roughly 70mph, LED light output of the LED's are increased in two steps (constant adaptive high beam).
The driver-side light acts as fog lights when activated by lowering the angle by 8 degrees down/outwards (up until 40 some mph).
Audi's Matrix light are somewhat cooler as the the constant high beam does not blind oncoming traffic by selectively turning off LED elements (traffic tracked by camera).
02-02-2015, 03:38 PM
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Sounds exactly the same a adaptive ILS LEDs on the W222? High beams are on almost all the time except for the part of the beam that would blind the car ahead or the facing car. Is it not the same?
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02-03-2015, 10:16 PM
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It is in a way yes but many more LED elements that makes the high beam exclusion more precise and can handle multiple cars of oncoming traffic (multiple blanking zones).
02-04-2015, 02:36 AM
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...-banned-in-us/
02-04-2015, 08:24 AM
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This is not a feature for any cars in the U.S. http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...-banned-in-us/
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Depends where I'm going.
I had a 2008 S63 with Xenons and low beams were fine but high beams were awful. I have a 2015 S550 now with LEDs and they're incredible. Literally night and day... excuse the pun.
