Light patterns from different low-beam headlight types

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63 10.. Light patterns from different low-beam headlight types

The following equipment-specific and model-specific headlight types are used in BMW Group vehicles:

Halogen headlights (low-beam and high-beam headlights)
Xenon headlights (low-beam and high-beam headlights)
LED headlights (low-beam and high-beam headlights)
Laser headlights (high-beam headlight booster, low-beam and high-beam headlights are lit by LEDs)

Every headlight type has its specific transparent screen for the low-beam headlight. In spite of these differences, all headlight types meet statutory specifications.

The images below show transparent screens from the left headlight in the low-beam headlight switch position projected onto a wall (no automatic setting! ).

The transparent screens from the right headlight are the same.

The transparent screens correspond with those in an accumulator box of a headlight adjusting device.

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IMPORTANT: For headlight adjustment with electronic headlight adjusting devices, it is essential to determine the light pattern type!

Type I: Light pattern shows a continuous increase in the light/dark boundary.

Type II: Light pattern screen shows a short increase in the light/dark boundary.

Halogen headlight
Type I

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Halogen headlight US version R60 only

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Xenon headlights
Type II

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LED headlight e.g. F01, F02, F03
Type II

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LED headlight e.g. F06, F12, F13, E71
Type I

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