High Beam Assist - Sensitivity

[mrluketee]

Interesting angle, but I'm with the OP on this. The description on the VW website certainly suggests it is indeed a driver assistant, but more in respect of doing it for you and 'making it safer' by removing the requirement to keep 'constantly switching from high to dipped beam'.

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/technology/comfort-and-convenience/high-beam-assist

If it was only intended to be a 'back up' system in case you forgot, then wouldn''t it always be enabled and only turn the main beam off, and not back on? Plus, I'm sure if you toggle the main beam a few times you actually disable the High Beam Assist entirely. Could be wrong there though.

Back to the OP, I also think it's a little slow, only a second or so, but could certainly be a little quicker. Don't use it much anyway as my route is well lit.

Thanks Jive, if that's how VW advertise it then fair enough, I wouldn't expect to have to toggle back and forth either!

[itavaltalainen]

Works pretty reliable on my estate. Mind you that it also has cornering lights, so in a corner it tends to anyway point the lights just off the centre to the left anyway, so it would not blind oncoming drivers in turns that badly.

On straights it works 100%...

I'm not sure you're referring to the same thing - high beam assist doesn't operate beneath 40 odd MPH and will only operate in complete darkness - any street lighting and it'll keep dipped beam.

yeah i'm on about the high beam assist...

[2014GTi]

I can't say that I've had any issues with mine, works so far 

[kevinm]

My lights react faster than I could myself but I have the dynamic light assist.

I stumbled upon the option to change the light intensity to change from high to low beam. I can't remember if it was in the central electrics or front camera. The unit was lux. I'll check it tomorrow.

[itavaltalainen]

you get DYNAMIC light assist in ireland? 

why do the buggers not sell it in uk (same for reversing cam) 

[kevinm]

Ya it was on the price list but nobody had ordered it here before so there was a lot of hassle adding it to the spec.

First VW ireland said it can only be ordered with halogens but after I sent them the German price list that said only WITH xenons they asked the factory and there is a different option code for xenons with dynamic light assist.

[kevinm]

I just noticed Dynamic Light Assist is now on the UK price list!

[jivemonkey]

I just noticed Dynamic Light Assist is now on the UK price list!

What?! It better not be...

edit: nope - still absent!

[jivemonkey]

My lights react faster than I could myself but I have the dynamic light assist.

I stumbled upon the option to change the light intensity to change from high to low beam. I can't remember if it was in the central electrics or front camera. The unit was lux. I'll check it tomorrow.

This looks interesting When you say camera, do you mean the High Beam Assist module [20]?

[kevinm]

I just noticed Dynamic Light Assist is now on the UK price list!

What?! It better not be...

edit: nope - still absent!

It is! It's bundled with lane assist.

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