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

[I wanted a GTi]

I don't know how Mercedes(and all other manufactures do it) no wait could it be because we are not in mainland Europe?  It's not rocket science

So does the UK have it's own regulations regarding car headlights?

And loads of other stuff car related as in when was the last time you drove on the right side of the road in the UK?

[Vwjap]

I drive on the right side on the road in the UK all the time, I can't help it if Europe drive on the wrong side

[fredgroves]

Maybe Mercedes use 1999 lumens lights...

[Vwjap]

Oh and my GT has LED headlights without washers
Wonder if it's anything to do with the dynamic light thing or the projector LED or self levelling , maybe that stops the glare that now the newer cars don't need washers

[I wanted a GTi]

Even in Germany cars with led lights don't have washers.

[Daz Auto]

Even in Germany cars with led lights don't have washers.

Yet the regulations I provided a link to say that they should. So how are they getting around the regulations in Germany?

[fredgroves]

Germans don't tend to end run around rules or ignore them, its kinda central to their culture.

Therefore the lights must be less lumens than the limit.

Someone find the replacement bulb set and check the rating ...

[SRGTD]

My Polo GTI has LED headlamps and headlamp washers, and I don’t have the winter pack. Like the mk7.5 Golf, the all new Polo when fitted with LED headlamps doesn’t have headlamp washers, unless it has the winter pack fitted. So, I’ve concluded that;

• either the regulations that Diaz Auto refers to have changed so washers are no longer a requirement

or

• as Fred has suggested, the current LED headlamp bulbs used by VW have a lumens rating of less than 2000.

I can’t get too excited about whether or not headlamp washers are fitted; my preference would be that they’re not, as IMO washer spray without wipers isn’t that effective at cleaning, and I find the spray up the bonnet and over the wings really annoying, especially when I’ve just cleaned my car!

[Daz Auto]

Germans don't tend to end run around rules or ignore them, its kinda central to their culture.

Therefore the lights must be less lumens than the limit.

Someone find the replacement bulb set and check the rating ...

It was probably the Germans that wrote the rules! Maybe the English translation is wrong.

If I'm reading it right, I think that EU regulations actually say that all LED headlights should have a washer system fitted.

I have looked and can't find any headlight parts.

It really doesn't matter, but I'm still curious. The reason will probably come to light eventually. 

[Daz Auto]

My Polo GTI has LED headlamps and headlamp washers, and I don’t have the winter pack.

It's beginning to appear a bit random and the Germans are not know for that either.

Did you consider that there may be 2 different LED bulbs with different wattages that produce different amounts of light. Or maybe the electrics provide different amounts of power.

The regulations do say that the 2000 lumens only applies to the dip headlight lights. So if I'm comparing my headlights with the headlights on my parents Merc it would be for dipped beam only. I wonder does this all have something to do with the static cornering lights fitted to my Golf? This light is part of the headlight unit. So would this count as part of the dipped beam?

I know my parents Merc does not have this extra cornering light. This last winter, I was driving their new car on a narrow country lane at night. I noticed that it was difficult to see around tight bends. My wife's A3 has static cornering lights so I know what to look for. I checked and their Mercedes definitely doesn't have them.

Do any of the new Mercedes headlights have a static cornering lights?