Bi-xenon Headlights

Graemebf
Graemebf Forum Participant Posts: 22
edited March 2018 in Towcars & Towing #1

I’ve Bi-xenon headlights on my new Towcar, now they’re supposed to look round bends, self adjusting etc so normal deflectors sound as though they wouldn’t work. Nothing in the handbook, has anyone had experience with them? Going to France & Spain, it’s a Ford Kuga

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  • Unknown
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    edited March 2018 #2
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  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited March 2018 #3

    Normal HIDs will usually have a manual shutter on the back of the headlamp to mask the asymmetrical kick up to the left for driving on the 'wrong' side of the road.

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  • Whittakerr
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    edited March 2018 #5

    My car has the adaptive head lights and like Deleted User User there is a setting in the menus for driving on the right hand side.

  • Graemebf
    Graemebf Forum Participant Posts: 22
    edited March 2018 #6

    Thanks very much, I checked the handbook when I bought it but nothing, I’ve now checked the menus, yet again and now realise under Lighting-Traffic- L/R is possibly the answer. I’m assuming L/R means Left and Right hand drive, if that’s the case I’ve been on the wrong setting for the UK since I bought it. 

    Did any of you take a spare bulb, I understand they’re pricey?

  • Graemebf
    Graemebf Forum Participant Posts: 22
    edited March 2018 #7

    Now I’ve found the right terminology I Googled it and there’s great confusion about left hand drive and left hand driving. Even this vid gets it wrong but does clear it up. Checking in the dark is a good safety back up. https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/72760-focus-st-adaptive-lighting/ 

    Thanks, life is now simpler for my trip but still would like opinions on lights, may buy a new Halfords pack to add to the old bag full of packs

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  • EmilysDad
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    edited March 2018 #9

    Mercedes even suggest you take your car to them to adjust the shutter I described above. 😞

  • NutsyH
    NutsyH Forum Participant Posts: 534
    edited March 2018 #10

    Graeme

    It is driving on the left or right, not which side the steering wheel is. 

    As far as I am aware there is no legal requirement to carry spare bulbs.  However it is illegal to have a bulb not working, which is why all the vested interests tell you to buy a a set of spare bulbs.

    As said above it is not safe to change xenons yourself as they operate at very high voltages.

    Enjoy your trip.

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