Adaptive headlights error

[Markssl]

When driving along tight bendy roads I get a message saying not available and refer to owners manual. Then they work then off again. Along normal A roads they’re fine. Anyone know if this is normal?


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[Londonscottish]

Doesn't sound right. I never see error messages from mine.

 

[Headhurts]

Not normal, mine seem to work flawlessly with no error codes.

Robin


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[Markssl]

I looked it up on the net and it seems others have had the same issue. Each time it’s happened it has been raining so could be road dirt on the sensor. This is the message: -

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[Tiim533]

Never happened to me, but there may be dirt, or a fault on the camera which is at the top of your windscreen in the middle (well it's there on mine anyway).

 

[PhilLinda]

I did see this error message once on the S212 about a month ago. Corrected by pulling the lighting stalk towards me then pushing it away again.

 

[mat8n]

Is it set to left hand drive?
If you're new to the car and it's been reset to factory configuration it'll have defaulted to LHD, it's an easy check and swap back over to RHD, I had it on mine and Googled it and fixed it in about 2 minutes.... If it's that.

 

[tonysmb]

Presumably, the car is correctly set up in the menu for 'driving on the left', or however it's phrased. If it's changed over, the system doesn't work. Having said that, although I get an 'unavailable' message when I change it over, I've never had one once it's been changed and I'm actually driving.

 

[Abcan]

I had that last week, I think it was frost blocking the camera as it went away when the windscreen was clear.

 

[tonysmb]

Presumably, the car is correctly set up in the menu for 'driving on the left', or however it's phrased. If it's changed over, the system doesn't work. Having said that, although I get an 'unavailable' message when I change it over, I've never had one once it's been changed and I'm actually driving.

Why can't I edit my post to show that I was beaten to it - must learn to type more quickly

 

[Markssl]

I’ll check it. When it works fine I’ve not been flashed by oncoming cars so I would expect it to be set correctly.


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[Markssl]

Just driven back front Wales. Lights worked fine for 90% of journey. Only stopped when screen was dirty and on very twisty roads. Definitely set for right hand drive as low beam lights up left side. [emoji848]


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[Markssl]

According to the manual it’s not malfunctioning it’s just unavailable due to rain / Road dirt on the sensor. It becomes available again once the obstruction is cleared.

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[tonysmb]

I obviously didn't read your dash-display properly as it clearly says highbeam assist; I'd assumed it was the whole intelligent light system not working.

At least you now know what it is.

 

[Markssl]

Another ILS issue. Just driven home in foggy conditions and the high beam would not change to dip beam for oncoming cars. Maybe a design flaw? Anyone else had this happen?


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[John N]

Another ILS issue. Just driven home in foggy conditions and the high beam would not change to dip beam for oncoming cars. Maybe a design flaw? Anyone else had this happen?


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Your own picture of the Handbook states it's inoperative in foggy conditions!

 

[st13phil]

Hmm...

It does sound as though the OP’s car is rather more sensitive to adverse conditions than all three of my W212’s with ILS have been. I can honestly say that it be never seen the Highbeam Assist inoperative message in more than 80k miles of driving these cars.

I’d suggest that the camera may be out of calibration or faulty.


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[190]

They could add my old 1979 motorcycle to this list as I've been blinded a few times this winter.

 

[Markssl]

Your own picture of the Handbook states it's inoperative in foggy conditions!

Haha duh oh!!!


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