Member Since: 07 Sep 2020
Location: Bucks
Posts: 2
Auto Dimming Headlights
Ok so silly question time (and my first post) I have recently bought a 2015 Discovery 4 HSE. Would it have come equipped with the auto dimming headlights as standard? I can't seem to establish if the car has this feature/function.
7th Sep 2020 1:43 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1072
Welcome.
You had better hope it does not have it - I have an MY13 D4 and it is truly the most horrid unreliable thing to use (or should I say trust).
Every third car coming towards you will blast you with their high beam because you were too slow at dipping yours. I tried on several winter mornings to live with it.
Nope. Pants
It can be activated in the vehicle menu (centre of the clocks menu on a D4).
From the D4 Handbook.
Auto high beam - This function automatically selects high beam, if ambient light levels are sufficiently low and no oncoming or preceding vehicles are within operational range. Note: It is recommended that auto high beam is not used while driving off-road.
This function is active only when selected via the vehicle settings menu. See VEHICLE INFORMATION AND SETTINGS MENU (page 37). To switch on auto high beam, the lamps master switch must be in the AUTO position and the column lever is in the low beam position.
If you have the owners handbook take a look at High Beam Assist - it will tell you were to activate it (if you have it installed) "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
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7th Sep 2020 1:59 pm
smcginn1
Member Since: 07 Sep 2020
Location: Bucks
Posts: 2
Thanks!
7th Sep 2020 2:01 pm
Dondiddy
Member Since: 26 Dec 2019
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 309
Welcome! If you are referring to High Beam Assist you can check if it is fitted in the vehicle set up menu on the dashboard. If fitted you have the option to enable /disable it via this menu. The headlight switch must be in the auto position and when the headlights are on and there is a green auto light symbol displayed to show it is in operation.
7th Sep 2020 2:05 pm
jmw
Member Since: 09 Feb 2020
Location: Brighton
Posts: 78
I also have a 65 plate HSE. I don’t have auto high beam 🙂, so I don’t think it was a standard HSE feature.
7th Sep 2020 2:20 pm
RATA1
Member Since: 27 Feb 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 353
Hello,
Kilovolt wrote:
it is truly the most horrid unreliable thing to use (or should I say trust).
Every third car coming towards you will blast you with their high beam because you were too slow at dipping yours
Yep, I have it (auto dip / HBA) on mine and it was the first things I turned off. Easy to do as previously described. Another lazy feature - one should be paying attention to what's coming your way on the road ahead IMO.In today's world, if you contribute something, you don't contribute enough. If you contribute nothing, you receive everything.
2014 Discovery XXV
1961 Series 2
7th Sep 2020 2:38 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73094
jmw wrote:
I also have a 65 plate HSE. I don’t have auto high beam 🙂, so I don’t think it was a standard HSE feature.
They were standard on my MY11 HSE so prob another example of continuous disimprovement.
Mind you, they were utterly pants. My biggest complaint with them was when they’d shut down when I approached a street sign, afraid of their own shadow.
7th Sep 2020 3:09 pm
mjom89
Member Since: 13 Sep 2011
Location: Essex
Posts: 595
I really like it! A cheap retro-fit and then you can make your own mind up!
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