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Headlights - Active high beam vs Adaptive Shadow TechnologyViews : 31764 Replies : 133Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Jan 13th, 2017, 10:07 | #11 |
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i wish i'd ticked this option, too late now hence asking if its just a software thing I can bung a tech £50 to switch on when I pick ours up
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Jan 13th, 2017, 10:59 | #12 |
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I bought my car as a demo, how would I know which system it has. The car is a MY16 Momentum, the lights move when I turn the car on if that helps?
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Jan 13th, 2017, 11:09 | #13 |
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tbh nothing could be worse than the headlights on our current audi a4 allroad we're replacing. Standard halogen lights... totally useless. Literally candles in jam jars so these xc90 LED's even on standard spec should be epic.
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Jan 13th, 2017, 12:01 | #14 |
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I've got AST on my Momentum but I bought the car pre-configured so I don't know if it was standard or not (I'm also lucky enough to have the 12.3" driver's display which I understand was only available on early Momentum models).
The AST is brilliant, although it is annoying that it has to be turned on each time (as pointed out in another post). Generally, the headlights are fantastic and light the road up really well.
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Jan 13th, 2017, 12:50 | #15 |
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Lot of new technologies are coming (see presentation of DMD Laser from BMW, for example, not in production of course, but that show what could be next future) and it will be more and more complex for us to have a easier driving system for users.
Also, some others systems are coming to avoid glaring...and it is not directly new functionnalities in headlamps, check les lunettes by Valeo on youtube (accessible to anyone, shown in last motorshow)
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Jan 13th, 2017, 13:48 | #16 |
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I should do a gopro night drive comparison of the two cars and stick it on youtube.
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Jan 16th, 2017, 23:21 | #17 |
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I've taken the winter plus (inc HUD) pack so I should have this when my car arrives, but I've been looking through a manual I downloaded and can't see any mention of AST in the XC90 Owners Manual anywhere. Is there a separate doc? Can someone explain how it works in terms of the buttons/switches inside the car please?
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Jan 17th, 2017, 09:24 | #18 |
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AST is standard on R-Design and Inscription and comes part of the Winter Plus pack (for Momentum)
Page 141 of the Owner's manual details the operation, but in essence AST is automatically activated as part of activating Active Main Bean i.e by rotating the left hand stalk switch ring forward toward the "Active Main Beam" symbol |
Jan 17th, 2017, 10:46 | #19 | |
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So, next question... How do you know it's actually working? IE how do you know you're not dazzling oncomers and they're just being polite and not flashing you? |
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Jan 17th, 2017, 11:10 | #20 | |
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In addition, the high beam instrument symbol lights blue when high beam is on and grey when off |
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