Notes on headlight adjustment (overview of adjustment options of the lighting functions) (M4 2021-2023)
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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 | ||
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| Low beams | Yes |
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| High beam | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight (1). | |||
| Automatic high beam (main-beam assistant) | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight (1). | |||
| Non-glare high beam headlight | Yes, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight |
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| 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 |
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| Dynamic marker light (to F-series) | Yes (with the test module) |
Adjustment aid for headlight |
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| DYNAMIC MARKER LIGHT (from G-series) | No, Adjusted with the low-beam headlight | |||
| Cornering light | No | |||
| Daytime driving lights | No | |||
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IMPORTANT:
All lighting functions specified above can be adjusted both with a non-electronic as well as with an electronic headlight adjusting device.