LED Headlights pointing down?

[BimmerTy]

I was doing some basic coding on the Bimmercode app the other week and I've noticed that my headlights are not illuminating as far forwards as they used to. They're now lighting up ~20-30ft in front of the vehicle and it's killing my night driving. It's been more noticeable during my commute since daylight savings ended.

Is there anything I may have screwed up while coding with Bimmercode? I didn't touch anything in expert mode..

[nyalpine90]

what did you code?
do you see them move when you turn on the car in mornings?

[alphaod]

If you did VLD, it will point down and wide for slower driving.

[BimmerTy]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

what did you code?
do you see them move when you turn on the car in mornings?

Yes, they go through the initial startup movements like they always have. And they still move left/right with the steering wheel.

[BimmerTy]

Originally Posted by alphaod

If you did VLD, it will point down and wide for slower driving.

I was looking intro VLD but did not code it. At least I don't think I did? I am second guessing myself at this point... Regardless, the light beam they are putting out just seems to be unacceptably low

[frenchie1013]

Originally Posted by BimmerTy

I was looking intro VLD but did not code it. At least I don't think I did? I am second guessing myself at this point... Regardless, the light beam they are putting out just seems to be unacceptably low

I coded mine for VLD and they raise up at 30mph I think and then again around 70mph. If you turn your fog lights on however they go back to normal as I can see the drivers side beam move inward in my driveway

[Rotzy]

Originally Posted by BimmerTy

I was looking intro VLD but did not code it. At least I don't think I did? I am second guessing myself at this point... Regardless, the light beam they are putting out just seems to be unacceptably low

Easy way to tell:

Start the vehicle.
Turn on the headlights, low beam only.
Now toggle back and forth between low and high beams and observe the left headlight beam. Did it move to the right with the high beams on and then to the left with low beams? If so, you have VLD.

You can also observe the beam moving when you toggle the fog lights on and off, or watch the left beam move towards center at 30mph. All of these are VLD movements.

[BimmerTy]

Originally Posted by Rotzy

Easy way to tell:

Start the vehicle.
Turn on the headlights, low beam only.
Now toggle back and forth between low and high beams and observe the left headlight beam. Did it move to the right with the high beams on and then to the left with low beams? If so, you have VLD.

You can also observe the beam moving when you toggle the fog lights on and off, or watch the left beam move towards center at 30mph. All of these are VLD movements.

The beam isn't moving when I toggle on/off the high beams or fog lights. So I'm assuming the VLD is not activated. Something is definitely not right- my Yukon Denali and Mercedes sedan both light up at least 3 times more of the road the the X5 right now.. All LED bulbs are working too.

[foldpages]

Originally Posted by Rotzy

Easy way to tell:

Start the vehicle.
Turn on the headlights, low beam only.
Now toggle back and forth between low and high beams and observe the left headlight beam. Did it move to the right with the high beams on and then to the left with low beams? If so, you have VLD.

You can also observe the beam moving when you toggle the fog lights on and off, or watch the left beam move towards center at 30mph. All of these are VLD movements.

I'm not sure this is right. I definitely didn't code VLD but my left headlight is moving left/right when I toggle between high and low beams.

[tntp]

If the headlight aim is too low, you can manually adjust the aim with a phillips screw driver. It's the white plastic screw on top of the light on each each side. You can raise the right beam a bit higher than the left beam so that you can see the traffic signs and things on the right side of the road more. Dont raise the left beam too much or you will get flashed by people going opposite direction as this left beam will blind them.

[BimmerTy]

Originally Posted by tntp

If the headlight aim is too low, you can manually adjust the aim with a phillips screw driver. It's the white plastic screw on top of the light on each each side. You can raise the right beam a bit higher than the left beam so that you can see the traffic signs and things on the right side of the road more. Dont raise the left beam too much or you will get flashed by people going opposite direction as this left beam will blind them.

But I love being flashed!

But on a serious note - thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out tonight