How do I tell if I have adaptive lights?

[jhoffy22]

I recently learned that my car has brake intervention which was news to me. When I start my car up, the lights always go up and down, so I think that I've got adaptive lights, I'm just not sure how to activate them.

Thanks!

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[stereojorge]

I don’t think Auto-Leveling is synonymous with Adaptive Headlights. When you turn your steering wheel, do the lights follows the motion and turn with the direction? If so, that Adaptive Headlights.

[Djcurb98]

I recently learned that my car has brake intervention which was news to me. When I start my car up, the lights always go up and down, so I think that I've got adaptive lights, I'm just not sure how to activate them.

Thanks!

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What’s brake intervention??

[jhoffy22]

What’s brake intervention??

It's Audi's official name for front brake assist.

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[blackfunk]

Adaptive cruise. I think on the S4 the dynamic headlights are a secondary bulb that activates which throws additional light into a turn - not 100% on that though.

[Djcurb98]

It's Audi's official name for front brake assist.

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Frontal collision avoidance??

[s4matty]

Theres a halogen bulb thats mounted on a angle pointing outward beside projector.
When you turn to the left that bulb comes on and same to the right

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[jhoffy22]

Theres a halogen bulb thats mounted on a angle pointing outward beside projector.
When you turn to the left that bulb comes on and same to the right

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That is a different feature called cornering lights. Adaptive lights change the direction of your xenon lights as you turn.

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[s4matty]

That is a different feature called front turn assist. Adaptive lights change the direction of your xenon lights as you turn.

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Shit learn something new everyday

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[blackfunk]

That is a different feature called front turn assist. Adaptive lights change the direction of your xenon lights as you turn.

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On the 4L Q7 (previous gen) the adaptive lights do work with a secondary bulb that comes on at speed and when turning. This feature is separate for the fog light turning on at slow speeds when turning. So it could be as S4Matty described, which is also why I wasn't sure if it was the same. In truth I'm too lazy to hunt down my owners manual to see if its even listed in there.

[Ornithology]

I was just going to buy some bulbs to match turning light to the headlight temperature. But now I'm wondering if my S4 has adaptive or just the turning feature? I had an SQ5 (B8), Q7 (4M), S4 (B8.5) but all have the halogen turning (adaptive) style lights. I'm assuming some here that mention the actual bulb turning are referring maybe to the matrix LED? in which case, because they have the system, is a different form of adaptive lights?

[bakedziti]

My B8.5 has Brake Guard and Adaptive Lights per the Monroney Label, with the Adaptive Lights the halogen bulb type and part of the prestige package. Sort of wish I found a P+ over a Prestige; ACC is invasive, ABG can be alarming, ADL isn’t as nice as AFS...all IMO.

FYI; I’ve heard there’s a color match bulb from DEAutolite or someone similar for the halogen bulb.

[rrated]

I have proper AFS on my A6 and while the feature is nice, the wiring inside the headlights is shit so they break regularly.

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[Johnson]

If your headlights swivel left and right during the down up sweep at startup then you have the adaptive lights.

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[blackfunk]

If your headlights swivel left and right during the down up sweep at startup then you have the adaptive lights.

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I thought that we'd already established that AFS on Audi lights are an extra bulb that lights up? On my Jetta with AFS the lights did the up/down side/side movement on startup but my Q7 with the same feature does not.

[rrated]

I thought that we'd already established that AFS on Audi lights are an extra bulb that lights up? On my Jetta with AFS the lights did the up/down side/side movement on startup but my Q7 with the same feature does not.

There's various versions with various different functionalities

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[blackfunk]

There's various versions with various different functionalities

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Where's the evidence of that? Really not being obtuse, seriously asking where? This thread definitely does not confirm its actual existence.

This thread also adds to the confusion - https://www.audizine.com/forum/showt...AFS-headlights.

On my Jetta, E92 M3, current Hyundai and G37 coupe with tech - very different cars i know - its very noticeable when the car starts. The lights do their little dance.

If you read the last post on the first thread at this link, it too implies that - https://www.audizine.com/forum/showt...ive-headlights

[rrated]

I didn't specifically mean on our cars I was more speaking generally like on the C6 platform there are 2 pr codes for the 2 different versions, both of which run a motor that swivels the projector back and forth but on other platforms its and additional pair of bulbs and so on

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[rtmeikle]

My car (2013 Prestige) has adaptive headlights. When the car is first started, they go up and down, AND left and right. Cars without only go up and down. That's the easiest way to check. The left/right movement is just as obvious and pronounced as the up down, so you'll know if you have it.

It also has cornering lights, which are in addition to the moving high/low beams. This is an additional bulb that lights when making a sharp turn, like pulling into a driveway. I'm not sure if all S4s have that or not. But it's a separate feature from the adaptive headlights.

Hope this clears it up.

[jhoffy22]

My car (2013 Prestige) has adaptive headlights. When the car is first started, they go up and down, AND left and right. Cars without only go up and down. That's the easiest way to check. The left/right movement is just as obvious and pronounced as the up down, so you'll know if you have it.

It also has cornering lights, which are in addition to the moving high/low beams. This is an additional bulb that lights when making a sharp turn, like pulling into a driveway. I'm not sure if all S4s have that or not. But it's a separate feature from the adaptive headlights.

Hope this clears it up.

Thank you. This post corroborates the information that I just received from Audi of America. The cornering light is the yellow halogen light that turns on when you're turning at slow speeds or have your turn signal on and the adaptive headlights will actually adapt to curves in the road between speeds of 6 and 68 miles per hour.

Audi also provided me with my monroney label and confirmed that I do indeed have the adaptive headlights. What I don't have is a left-right sweeping upon start up, only up-down. That makes me think that I may have something wrong with my car that is causing them to not function.

Is there any way to detect this?

[blackfunk]

My car (2013 Prestige) has adaptive headlights. When the car is first started, they go up and down, AND left and right. Cars without only go up and down. That's the easiest way to check. The left/right movement is just as obvious and pronounced as the up down, so you'll know if you have it.

It also has cornering lights, which are in addition to the moving high/low beams. This is an additional bulb that lights when making a sharp turn, like pulling into a driveway. I'm not sure if all S4s have that or not. But it's a separate feature from the adaptive headlights.

Hope this clears it up.

Can you take a video of this?

[jsh139]

The adaptive lighting is pretty easy to spot when cruising around. In my B7, it was pretty dramatic. Just going around a curve at like 20 mph you can really see them shift. I think you’d be able to tell if they were functioning properly.

[rrated]

The adaptive lighting is pretty easy to spot when cruising around. In my B7, it was pretty dramatic. Just going around a curve at like 20 mph you can really see them shift. I think you’d be able to tell if they were functioning properly.

That's interesting, I have found in parking garages it seems pretty dramatic on my C6 but around corners it's not as immediately noticable. I know it's working but it's not as violent as other cars. My mom has a Lexus with AFS and it's really pronounced when you're out on the streets it's almost distracting

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[Johnson]

If your VIN begins with WAUK you have the prestige model and they come standard with the adaptive lights.

If the VIN is WAUB it is the premium plus and they don't offer adaptive lights as an option.

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[Smooremin]

Audi also provided me with my monroney label

I have little to add, other than, man thats a nice build

[jhoffy22]

I have little to add, other than, man thats a nice build

Thank you! Snagged it from your hometown

[jsh139]

That's interesting, I have found in parking garages it seems pretty dramatic on my C6 but around corners it's not as immediately noticable. I know it's working but it's not as violent as other cars. My mom has a Lexus with AFS and it's really pronounced when you're out on the streets it's almost distracting

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Yeah, with my B7, when lolling around at like 15-20 mph I could swing the wheel back and forth and it was really noticable. But, at really low parking speeds I didn't see it at all. Like, there might have been a mph threshold that wasn't met. And, at high speed you aren't turning very dramatically, so it's hard to notice then as well.

[Smooremin]

Thank you! Snagged it from your hometown

Damn I missed it