Dynamic headlight range 2018 Highline

[petebalf]

I was driving our Tiguan 2018 the other night and noticed i felt it needed more range of headlight low beam.
We have recently purchased this and it is our first SUV, coming from a Honda Civic. So seating and lights are naturally higher.
It appears to have the dynamic LED headlights, hence no manual range adjustment.
I felt that there is room for some height increase as I was travelling behind another vehicle.
I was not towing anything. And if there was no vehicle in front, I felt anxious about the less time than I'm used to to avoid something as it came into light range.
Is this dynamic headlight range something that can go out of spec? If so, can they adjust them?
Or is it me being new into a higher vehicle where the headlights naturally would need to be aimed slightly lower to avoid dazzling drivers directly in front?
Does anyone feel a need to increase the low beam height/range?
cheers
pb

[Hillbilly]

I was driving our Tiguan 2018 the other night and noticed i felt it needed more range of headlight low beam.
We have recently purchased this and it is our first SUV, coming from a Honda Civic. So seating and lights are naturally higher.
It appears to have the dynamic LED headlights, hence no manual range adjustment.
I felt that there is room for some height increase as I was travelling behind another vehicle.
I was not towing anything. And if there was no vehicle in front, I felt anxious about the less time than I'm used to to avoid something as it came into light range.
Is this dynamic headlight range something that can go out of spec? If so, can they adjust them?
Or is it me being new into a higher vehicle where the headlights naturally would need to be aimed slightly lower to avoid dazzling drivers directly in front?
Does anyone feel a need to increase the low beam height/range?
cheers
pb

To answer all of that Worst thing is to be in front of an SUV that has the lights too high and dazzles you in your mirrors. AFAIK unless it has had DLA enabled by someone they do not have it from the factory. My 2019 certainly didnt and neither did my 2021 Kamiq and I had to enable it on both of them with an ODBELEVEN Is a whole A4 page of instructions for the Tiguan. If I remember correctly I did lift mine slightly but wasnt much and dint make all that much difference. Think it was about 1/3 turn of the screw

I thought mine were adequate for urban driving and if you have the Dynamics you can just stick them on and it will go to full beam if nothing coming. Is more just getting used them from a higher seating position and they are actually very good headlights.
I severely doubt that they are enabled by default PS. Did about 35 other mods to it so know how most of it works

[petebalf]

Thanks.
I have read in the UM that 'dynamic headlight range control is automatically adapted to suit the vehicle load level as soon as the headlights are turned on'
There is no mention of it being the auto high/low switch. Or is that another thing you were talking about. So there seems to be 2 things with dynamic in the name. You mentioned DLA and I mentioned something else. There is no mention of DLA in my UM.
I don't seem to have the manual adjust wheel near the headlight rotary switch and i don't seem to have the infotainment system slider adjust that they show.
S that is why I assume i have what I have readd in the UM to be dynamic headlight range control.
I know full well the effect of SUV headlights behind a sedan,as I drove a Honda Civic. I'm also a motorcycle rider. I would not be that idiotic to adjust anything too high.
I doubt the PO would have had DLA activated. Where would the controls for it appear if it were?

[Hillbilly]

In answer to that Yes car adjusts to load but that is NOT DYNAMIC LIGHT ASSIST. To tell if you have that push the light stalk right forward and if you have it an A with a slash through it appears in the dash. Headlight range control is different. I lifted my lights slightly by slightly Unscrewing a nylon screw in the fitting behind the headlight. Dont have the car so forgotten which one as was 5 years ago. If you have DLA the headlights do a little dance when car turns on Cant upload the video unfortunately But instructions are there.

[DV52]

I was driving our Tiguan 2018 the other night and noticed i felt it needed more range of headlight low beam.
We have recently purchased this and it is our first SUV, coming from a Honda Civic. So seating and lights are naturally higher.
It appears to have the dynamic LED headlights, hence no manual range adjustment.
I felt that there is room for some height increase as I was travelling behind another vehicle.
I was not towing anything. And if there was no vehicle in front, I felt anxious about the less time than I'm used to to avoid something as it came into light range.
Is this dynamic headlight range something that can go out of spec? If so, can they adjust them?
Or is it me being new into a higher vehicle where the headlights naturally would need to be aimed slightly lower to avoid dazzling drivers directly in front?
Does anyone feel a need to increase the low beam height/range?
cheers
pb

Pete: Hi.

I've been reading your dialogue with @hillbilly and with absolutely no offense intended - I suspect that there might be a misunderstanding of 2 x different headlight lamps!

In your words above, you open this thread by saying " i felt it needed more range of headlight low beam". You then proceed by requesting advice on "dynamic headlight range"

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by the latter term, by maybe it's the same as what VW call "Dynamic Light Assist". If so, this is a function for the high-beam light, not low-beam! So, adjustments to the "Dynamic" system won't help the low-beam performance- alas and whilst making adjustments to the aiming screws on the headlight fittings will change the low-beam "throw", it does compromise the blinding effect for oncoming drivers (as you say)

Don

PS: Maybe read THIS

[Hillbilly]

As I understand things This is the difference The Car can adjust the headlights depending on how its loaded Eg by sensors in the rear suspension so that if You have 20 slabs of beer in the back it alters the the headlight beams angle in relation to the cars level to compensate This is what he is talking about. It wont fix his perceived problem as all it does is alter the beam to give what he has already. regardless of the cars longitudinal attitude. (within reason of course)

DLA is what Im talking about and works better as he is growling about not enough light spread So if you have DLA you can just whack it into high beam and let it do its thing. Works very well on both my cars and wouldnt be without it.

Also depending on the exact model of the TIGUAN it may or may not be able to be set as I say. Mine was an 162 R line with all the gear that you could get and while overseas models have most of it activated AUS models do not and is why people like me buy an OBDELEVEN. A lesser model like a plain Highline or even a 132 may not have the same LED headlights that can be enabled like the R line. There is an adjusting screw on my headlights which basically altered the centre point of spread so would go some way to helping. As said I would mine came up a little bit and made it better. 1/2 a turn was all it took if I remember correctly

Like wise my Kamiq It needs "Crystal headlights" to have Dynamic mode enabled, which I have done. Same car lesser model it wont work.

[petebalf]

Take a look at this pic from my User manual.
It mentions Dynamic headlight range control down the bottom. As well as manual headlight range control.
This is what I was asking about. Not the DLA of auto hi/low thing.
Don, this is where I got the term Dynamic Headlight Range from.
I will look at the actual headlight, Hillbilly, to see if there is an adjusting screw on the light.
cheers

[Hillbilly]

Take a look at this pic from my User manual.
It mentions Dynamic headlight range control down the bottom. As well as manual headlight range control.
This is what I was asking about. Not the DLA of auto hi/low thing.
Don, this is where I got the term Dynamic Headlight Range from.
I will look at the actual headlight, Hillbilly, to see if there is an adjusting screw on the light.
cheers

Cant read the top of the column . I wouldnt play with the light unless you are sue of what you are doing as its about $350 to get them calibrated again if you stuff them up They sure aint like old type lights.What EXACT model do you have and which headlights has it got as there are 3 different ones. Like Halogen low model projectors and High model projectors Read the 8 pages of this thread Is there a way to adjust the Tiguan highline headlights?

[petebalf]

That thread is what I'm talking about. I'm pretty careful so i might wait until next service and see their response.

MODEL 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI DSG 4MOTION Highline Build 12/17.

I have the cornering headlight ability so I assume its LEDs. I cannot see globes from the front. Also the back of the Headlight unit does not seem to have the openable rubber hatch for globe replacement as shown for halogen globes. There are halogens in the fogs under. I can't take pics of it at moment.
Gone are they days of grabbing a spare H4 or H7 off the shelf.

cheers

[Hillbilly]

Cornering lights come from the lower lights Commonly called W+++++r lights and the outer one comes on when cornering at lower speeds