How much suspension movement is needed before the auto-leveling kicks in?

 

I can see it works (although I have a vcds error on the auto level) BUT, when I slightly accelerate and the car leans backwards... at about 50 meters in front, the beams move up quite a lot and I feel like it takes like 30-40% throttle to start lowering the beams.

 

If I sit behind the car and step on the hook (the lights don't level at all) I suspect it takes about 2 people to hop in before the auto level kicks in. Is there a delay between the suspension movement and the moment it kicks in?

 

Otherwise, the beams do their dance on startup and I have never been flashed by anyone.

 

I was just wondering if it has to be more sensitive?

Edited 11 January, 20179 yr by Inex

I have Xenons on my 2010 FL Vrs, ive found out that they only will level when the ignition is turned on and they do there little dance up down side to side, after that then wont move up or down untill you turn the car off and start again.

Self levelling only takes place on initial startup. They do not continuously level themselves when you are driving. The thought is you load it up whilst stationary so the system checks itself when you set off.

Self levelling only takes place on initial startup. They do not continuously level themselves when you are driving. The thought is you load it up whilst stationary so the system checks itself when you set off.

Are you sure?

The xenon's on my mk2 FL adjust constantly due to acceleration/deceleration changing the reading from the front/rear level sensors.

Are you sure?

The xenon's on my mk2 FL adjust constantly due to acceleration/deceleration changing the reading from the front/rear level sensors.

No they don't. Even if the sensors did constantly monitor, the motors could never keep up with the constantly changing angles of the vehicle given the road surface.

That can't be right, it doesn't make sense to have the auto leveling in that case. Mine do adjust as I accelerate and brake but only when I'm doing this a little harder. The auto level only reads differences between front/rear suspension, not the vehicle inclination. You can drive on a perfectly flat and steep road, the auto level is not supposed to do anything then. Unless of course the car is sagging too much.

My initial question is how sensitive are they supposed to be?

Edited 15 January, 20179 yr by Inex

No they don't. Even if the sensors did constantly monitor, the motors could never keep up with the constantly changing angles of the vehicle given the road surface.

They do constantly adapt, you can easily prove it using VCDS to monitor the position of the headlight motors.

I made a graph a while ago here from the data I collected on a normal drive in this thread: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/392736-adaptive-xenon-headlights-possible-on-fl/

So from a Standard car view they wont adjust up or down whilst driving. how easy is it to code the car to enable it on the move?

They do constantly adapt, you can easily prove it using VCDS to monitor the position of the headlight motors.

I made a graph a while ago here from the data I collected on a normal drive in this thread: http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/392736-adaptive-xenon-headlights-possible-on-fl/

By the looks of it they are quite sensitive. They seem to adjust even on very small variations which makes me wonder if mine are working 100% correctly.

By the looks of it they are quite sensitive. They seem to adjust even on very small variations which makes me wonder if mine are working 100% correctly.

 

The only real way to check is to use VCDS or similar to monitor the level sensors and headlight positions during a drive. It'll very quickly highlight any issues :)

 

So from a Standard car view they wont adjust up or down whilst driving. how easy is it to code the car to enable it on the move?

 

Not sure I quite understand your question?

- A standard car with halogen headlights won't adjust. It's not possible to code it as there are no sensors etc.

- A standard car with xenon headlights will adjust, it won't have the 'driving modes' like a similar aged Superb.

- You can recode a car with factory xenons to add 'driving modes', the headlight aim will need correcting afterwards.

 

Assuming your car has factory xenons and you want to recode it, drop me a PM with an autoscan :)

Im pretty sure mine move as langers says.

I thought that is thr whole idea of self levelling lights

The only real way to check is to use VCDS or similar to monitor the level sensors and headlight positions during a drive. It'll very quickly highlight any issues :)

 

 

Not sure I quite understand your question?

- A standard car with halogen headlights won't adjust. It's not possible to code it as there are no sensors etc.

- A standard car with xenon headlights will adjust, it won't have the 'driving modes' like a similar aged Superb.

- You can recode a car with factory xenons to add 'driving modes', the headlight aim will need correcting afterwards.

 

Assuming your car has factory xenons and you want to recode it, drop me a PM with an autoscan :)

 

Ive got factory Xenons, mine will self level on start up but wont level again until you turn the car off and back on again, though they will point left or right when driving which is handy, ill drop you a pm later next week once my cars been serviced as ill have a scan then  :thumbup:

Edited 21 January, 20179 yr by raymundo

Mine had an issue where they stopped leveling.

 

This was because one of the suspension links had come off during a visit to the garage and the mechanic didnt notice it unclip. There are link to the front and rear suspension, this is how it works out the auto leveling and also how it levels as you go over bumps etc

To fix it you have to re-attach them and also clear the errors with VCDS and put them into "learning Mode" so they learn the normal position again.

Edited 22 January, 20179 yr by ryan-re