Notes on headlight adjustment (overview of adjustment options of the lighting functions) (M3 base, M3 Competition, M3 Competition M xDrive, M3 CS)
The following light-related components are used in BMW Group vehicles on an equipment-specific and model-specific basis:
Headlight types:
- 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 booster)
Headlight:
- Headlight (low beam and high beam; cornering light, daytime running lights, Adaptive Lights, laser high-beam booster, dynamic marker light)
- High-beam headlight*
- Fog light (fog light, cornering light)
- Headlight dynamic marker light (dynamic marker light, no fog light)
Light functions:
| Lighting function | Setting possible | Setting tool |
|---|---|---|
| Low beams | Yes |
|
| High beam | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight * | |
| Automatic high beam (main-beam assistant) | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight * | |
| Non-glare high beam headlight | Yes, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight |
|
| Yes (with the test module) | Adjustment aid for headlight | |
| ADDITIONAL LASER HEADLIGHT . | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight | |
| Adaptive Light Control | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight | |
| Fog lamps | Yes |
|
| Dynamic marker light (to F-series) | Yes (with the test module) |
|
| Dynamic marker light (from G-series) | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight | |
| Cornering light | No | |
| Daytime driving lights | No |
* A setting is only possible for models with a separate housing for the high beam (E52, I01, MINI additional high-beam headlight)
IMPORTANT:
All lighting functions specified above can be adjusted both with a non-electronic as well as with an electronic headlight adjusting device