Are the Mk7.5 Headlights Different If you Spec Dynamic Light Assist ?

[JB GTI]

Can anyone that has specced Lane Assist with Dynamic Light Assist on the Mk 7.5 confirm if there are any differences between their headlights and the standard Headlights with Dynamic Cornering Function?
Photos of both would be great.
I am a bit confused as to why, If the Headlights on both are Led they also have the headlight wash fitted too on all the cars I have seen which would suggest they are Xenon’s not Led

[Guzzle]

Don't all GTi's, GTD's and R's come with the headlight washers now? It's part of the winter pack that became standard a couple of years back.

The GTE doesn't get the winter pack as standard and therefore no headlight washers are fitted unless you go for the GTE Advance model.

[JB GTI]

Good point !
That could explain the headlight washer part but still would like to know if there are physical differences between the headlights 

[Jim_mk7.5]

Good point !
That could explain the headlight washer part but still would like to know if there are physical differences between the headlights 

Don't think they actually look different as in the headlight unit is the same but the when the headlights are on there are 2 main beams rather just one.

[fredgroves]

I have standard bendy led lights on mine. You get washers.

[Daz Auto]

Can anyone that has specced Lane Assist with Dynamic Light Assist on the Mk 7.5 confirm if there are any differences between their headlights and the standard Headlights with Dynamic Cornering Function?
Photos of both would be great.
I am a bit confused as to why, If the Headlights on both are Led they also have the headlight wash fitted too on all the cars I have seen which would suggest they are Xenon’s not Led

hmmm... my car is LED with headlight washers.

I have Dynamic Light Assist on my car. It is amazing, but... I think it is more... semi-automatic!

This video is quite good - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOSLMs5Pma8

It really is like driving with the full beam on all the time, but...

... sometimes I can see a car coming that I know the system will not detect so I dip the lights. As soon as the car is in view of the camera I switch back to dynamic lights and it is like driving with full beam on all the time. Not sure what the other drivers think of it, but I have only been flashed a couple of times - when I should have taken control and dipped!

[I wanted a GTi]

Can anyone that has specced Lane Assist with Dynamic Light Assist on the Mk 7.5 confirm if there are any differences between their headlights and the standard Headlights with Dynamic Cornering Function?
Photos of both would be great.
I am a bit confused as to why, If the Headlights on both are Led they also have the headlight wash fitted too on all the cars I have seen which would suggest they are Xenon’s not Led

hmmm... my car is LED with headlight washers.

I have Dynamic Light Assist on my car. It is amazing, but... I think it is more... semi-automatic!

This video is quite good - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOSLMs5Pma8

It really is like driving with the full beam on all the time, but...

... sometimes I can see a car coming that I know the system will not detect so I dip the lights. As soon as the car is in view of the camera I switch back to dynamic lights and it is like driving with full beam on all the time. Not sure what the other drivers think of it, but I have only been flashed a couple of times - when I should have taken control and dipped!

If it is calibrated right you should never need to dip the lights yourself.

[Daz Auto]

If it is calibrated right you should never need to dip the lights yourself.

There are 3 situations that I have discovered so far when I prefer to dip.

1. Junctions - If a car is stopped at a junction the camera will not see their lights. The system had dipped the middle for the car I was following, but it did not dip the left side. I could see the poor driver sitting in the car fully lit up.
2. Distance - I have been flashed by cars in the far distance. As it says in that video the system probably has a limited range.
3. Sharp bends - on a twisty country road, when I see the bend illuminated by the headlight of another car, I prefer to dip before the bend. The car will only dip when it sees the headlights. It is fast, but the other driver will be looking at my full beam for half a second.

Then there are 3 situations that I'm not sure about.

1. Lorries, vans, 4x4 - if they are over the brow of a hill, the camera cannot see the lights. My lights will almost certainly be blinding the driver.
2. Cars with only 1 light.
3. Motorbikes.

[Daz Auto]

Other drivers must notice the dancing light show that is Dynamic Light Assist and wonder what is going on. I'm sure it must be confusing for them. The majority of drivers are probably not aware of theses headlight systems and what they can do.

Here are some examples of things other drivers will notice -

On the motorway the left side was high beam and the middle and right were dipped beam. This means that all the signs were fully illuminated for a mile down the road. Drivers in front and behind would have seen this too. It would look as if someone was driving with high beam on.

When driving behind another car I can see the hedges and trees to the left and right of that car fully illuminated. If they look out their side windows they will see it too. It is the same when a car is coming towards me. This really helps to see exactly where the verges are. I find this makes other headlights less dazzling. The other drivers must see this too and it probably helps them aswell.

On another occasion I was driving behind a car on a slight bend I could see that my lights were lighting up the road in front of them. I'm not sure if their lights were poor or they were driving with dipped lights. As the road straightened out I could see with my headlights that the road ahead was clear for overtaking.

It is early days yet, but I have also found that other cars fog lights don't bother me anymore. I just hope my lights are not bothering other people.

[Daz Auto]

There are also some situations when I have to take control and activate high beam -

1. At a junction - DLA will automatically dip even if there are no other cars. Then DLA does activate until 40mph.
2. Leaving a 30 - DLA does not activate until 40mph.
3. Junctions with street lights - DLA will automatically dip when the camera detects street lights.

Like I said... they are semi-automatic lights!