Non-glare high-beam assistant: Headlight

Xenon headlights and LED headlights are available as optional equipment. Xenon headlights or LED headlights are required for the non-glare high-beam assistant. The low-beam headlight of the xenon headlight is located in the outer chamber of the headlight. If the vehicle has LED headlights, the LEDs of the low-beam headlight will be switched on in both chambers of the headlight when the driving light is switched on.

Each of the headlights has two stepper motors. One for the headlight beam throw adjustment, and the second stepper motor is responsible for the function of the curve light and also the function of the non-glare headlight assistant. Each headlight can hereby be swivelled up to a maximum of 15° separately. This results in an adjustment of the headlight, which provides a non-glare range from 5° - 7° in the event of oncoming traffic or traffic ahead.

The light beam of the headlight is limited to the inside with a permanent cover. This results in a light distribution that is different from conventional headlights.

The high-beam headlight is also used for the headlight flasher function.

The graphic below shows the components using the example of a xenon headlight in the F01LCI.

Fig 1: Identifying Headlight Related Components

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The graphic below shows the components using the example of a xenon headlight in the F30.

Fig 2: Identifying Headlight Outer/Inner Chamber

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