how to test if the headlight is active during turns?

[zane0728]

how to test if headlight moves with steering? my audi is fully loaded but i dont see the headlight move when i make turns.........

[legodudepatrick]

I think all they do is move up and down. You can hear the mechanism moving if you are in a really quite location and turn on the brights. I thought they moved with turning as well...

[Runge]

mine move...have to be moving faster than 15km/h though or something like that..says in the manual

[legodudepatrick]

Is this tied to the speed that door autolock in the car activates, i.e. changeable in VagCom?

[Big W]

when you start the car at night and you have the switch on auto, you could see the light go up, down, in and out, gotta face it to the wall though. I could also see that mine move while I'm driving and steering but only over about 15-20 km

[belzebutt]

Mine moves at parking lot speeds, it's pretty easy to test. If it doesn't move at that speed you probably don't have the adaptive lights.

[a4_bob]

How are these bundled in the 2011 or 2010 A4s? ie: which package... P+, Prestige, S-Line? I haven't seen them advertised since 2009 and they're not listed in the 2011 audi price guide for A4s.

[Runge]

How are these bundled in the 2011 or 2010 A4s? ie: which package... P+, Prestige, S-Line? I haven't seen them advertised since 2009 and they're not listed in the 2011 audi price guide for A4s.

tech package...

[Yahdatshim]

not sure about the b8's cuz i dont have the p+ but with my b7 if i turn on my lights than start my car, you can see the lights move up and down than in and out.

[Runge]

not sure about the b8's cuz i dont have the p+ but with my b7 if i turn on my lights than start my car, you can see the lights move up and down than in and out.

that is just the auto-leveling....

[Alkivar]

it is my understanding none of the North American B8 A4's got "curvelight" ... and the North American B8 A5's lost it after 2008 model year. So if you've got it, it would be unusual.

[UmIsThisThingOn]

how to test if headlight moves with steering? my audi is fully loaded but i dont see the headlight move when i make turns.........

As other have said, NA cars don't have it. It would be blatantly obvious if you had the feature.
Here's a video that shows it in action:
http://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a4/a4-saloon/safety.html

[ThePiombino]

it is my understanding none of the North American B8 A4's got "curvelight" ... and the North American B8 A5's lost it after 2008 model year. So if you've got it, it would be unusual.

This.

[Runge]

it is my understanding none of the North American B8 A4's got "curvelight" ... and the North American B8 A5's lost it after 2008 model year. So if you've got it, it would be unusual.

just looking at it..2010 Canada did have it within the tech package. 2011 Canada no such thing anymore. It's the same boat where USA don't get headlight washers in previous models, where Canadian models did.

[Ryan_T]

Wait, what? So the 2011 Canadian models no longer have cornering adaptability? That sucks. I love this feature.

[Runge]

Wait, what? So the 2011 Canadian models no longer have cornering adaptability? That sucks. I love this feature.

couldn't find it on the site...could be wrong though

[Big W]

I have it But could live without it, I wouldn't order as a stand alone feature especially if I live in a metropolitan area

[Ryan_T]

couldn't find it on the site...could be wrong though

The Canadian site is really poorly laid out. Duplicate items, and non-exhaustive list of 'features'. Gonna have to ask the dealers or Alex.

[CurbKiller]

Adaptive lighting is available on Canadian 2011 A4 but it's a special order item.

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[Wan_Man]

Adaptive lighting is available on Canadian 2011 A4 but it's a special order item.

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I have it on canadian MY2010 it came with the advanced key package (techno pkg)

[CurbKiller]

I have it on canadian MY2010 it came with the advanced key package (techno pkg)

I have it on my 2010 as well as I too opted for the Tech Pkg but I was informed that it's now a special order item. I recall seeing a list of items that can only be had this way i.e. heated rear seats, radar cruise etc, for Canada that is...I'll try and dig it up.

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[B-Time]

In a B7, if you jerk the wheel back and forth while moving, you can clearly see the lights move from side to side.

[JMMDMD]

As others have stated, it isn't on the MY2011 Canadian B8's. We have adaptive range control which isn't the same as adaptive (curve) lights. Speaking for canadian A4's, my B8 has bi-xenons with range control (self levelling) and headlight washers. My dad's B7 MY2007 has bi-xenon's with self levelling, with adaptive cornering, but without headlight washers. Strange how they bring features in and out.

[Runge]

As others have stated, it isn't on the MY2011 Canadian B8's. We have adaptive range control which isn't the same as adaptive (curve) lights. Speaking for canadian A4's, my B8 has bi-xenons with range control (self levelling) and headlight washers. My dad's B7 MY2007 has bi-xenon's with self levelling, with adaptive cornering, but without headlight washers. Strange how they bring features in and out.

yeah have to love the NA auto industry. I was pricing a A4 over in UK I think it was, and every single option they have for the car you could get. Want hill assist.. 86$, want heated rear seats 400$, etc etc for every single option, no matter how big or small it was.

[a4_bob]

it's possible to add adaptive/curve lighting as a retrofit but it seems unreasonably expensive. You need a $540 retrofit kit plus a different set of headlamps, so this easily tops $1000 retail. I'm not sure how difficult the retrofit is either; I've never heard of anyone doing this. Kinda sucks that Audi has basically dropped this feature, at least in the us.

[wpg2.0T]

Adaptive lighting is available on Canadian 2011 A4 but it's a special order item.

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I "Special ordered" both the Adaptive lighting and the TPMS for my 2011 Avant. These don't show up as options on the Audi Canada site.

[Ryan_T]

How exactly did you special order these things?

The same way you'd order Audi Exclusive interior? I was denied this option when I asked if it's possible to order something 'custom'.

[CurbKiller]

It all depends on what is available that year. I see you have a 2009 so perhaps those items were not something on the list or no list at all?? Not sure.

As for the 2011s, there are quite a few items to be had, one being the topic of this thread. Now if I can only find that listing again...

[a4_bob]

Here's the 2011 US order guide. Is there another option guide for 'special' features? For example, the 'exclusive' paint colors listed on the audi web site are not in this guide...

[vincent9993]

...Is there another option guide for 'special' features? For example, the 'exclusive' paint colors listed on the audi web site are not in this guide...

This?
2011 A4 - S4 Special Order Guide

[scottyuk]

I have it on my UK spec MY2010 Avant. It was a factory option for me.

I love it to bits as I use many twisty roads. I don't understand why they don't do it for the US. I can't see why it would be any different to the set up on the rest of the cars in Europe that drive on the righthand side of the road.

Perhaps it's coz all the roads in the US are straight!

p.s. If you've got it then it's obvious. There's the start up routine (left right up down centre) and you can easily see the beam move with the steerting wheel.

[rlarsen]

You can also enable the "Showroom Effect" if you want to see how the lights are turning.

[55 - Xenon Range]
[Adaptation - 10] -> Channel 20
0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled

After activating the showroom effect the dynamic cornering light at vehicle standstill can be demonstrated to the customer. The showroom effect remains active until the showroom effect is deactivated via the function program.

Function program = the Adaptation channels (reverse the coding done in Channel 20)

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index...ptive_Light%29

[belzebutt]

I love it to bits as I use many twisty roads. I don't understand why they don't do it for the US.

Because we don't have twisty roads.

By the way, what's range control. The only time I hear about it is when my car gives me the warning "headlight range control disabled" or something.

[Alkivar]

Because we don't have twisty roads.

By the way, what's range control. The only time I hear about it is when my car gives me the warning "headlight range control disabled" or something.

range control is the up and down movement of the bulbs... the higher it aims the longer the beam range.

when you are travelling at high speed the car automatically aims them lower so as not to blind oncoming traffic...

if you hit a bump while traveling at a high rate of speed sometimes you'll get an out of range error because the headlamps will aim too high.

[belzebutt]

Wouldn't it make sense to aim the lights higher at high speed so that you can see farther? I'm not sure why it helps to aim them lower at high speed, why is it less desirable to blind oncoming drivers while you're driving faster?

[WoofleDust]

Wouldn't it make sense to aim the lights higher at high speed so that you can see farther? I'm not sure why it helps to aim them lower at high speed, why is it less desirable to blind oncoming drivers while you're driving faster?

On a slightly different note (and not to hi-jack this thread) I have noticed that if I am going a bit uphill it is possible to see only about half as far ahead as I would like. These headlights are great, and what they illuminate is well-lit, but what is only a little above that looks as if someone is holding a dark veil in front of it. Definitely makes me wonder if it is highly possible to "outrun my headlights" by simply going at normal speeds. In Connecticut that can be problematic with deer and other critters crossing the roads at times.
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Anyone else had any thoughts on the way the headlights leave such a distinction between what is below the edge of the lighted region and what is above the line of lighted area?

[Ryan_T]

Wouldn't it make sense to aim the lights higher at high speed so that you can see farther? I'm not sure why it helps to aim them lower at high speed, why is it less desirable to blind oncoming drivers while you're driving faster?

They do this so they can sell you the Extreme-long-range infra red camera feature. It's already in the A8/7, soon will trickle down to the rest.

It'd be interesting to see if we can change the coding to adjust for range ourselves through VCDS.

[cory_can]

On a slightly different note (and not to hi-jack this thread) I have noticed that if I am going a bit uphill it is possible to see only about half as far ahead as I would like. These headlights are great, and what they illuminate is well-lit, but what is only a little above that looks as if someone is holding a dark veil in front of it. Definitely makes me wonder if it is highly possible to "outrun my headlights" by simply going at normal speeds. In Connecticut that can be problematic with deer and other critters crossing the roads at times.
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Anyone else had any thoughts on the way the headlights leave such a distinction between what is below the edge of the lighted region and what is above the line of lighted area?

What you're describing is more typical of an E-code beam pattern (aggressive cutoff) .....DOT spec lights "bleed" more above the cut-off for good reason (illuminating NA unlit street signs etc.).

[Comp4k]

Mmmm I think the lights actually illuminate a wide enough area for me. It covers like 6 lanes lol.

[WoofleDust]

Mmmm I think the lights actually illuminate a wide enough area for me. It covers like 6 lanes lol.

It's not the side to side that I was referring to, but the "aggressive cutoff" mentioned by cory_can in the preceding post. Might I actually have this E-code beam pattern?