Cornering Lamps
06-14-2008, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='602520' date='Jun 14 2008, 07:11 AM
Go ahead doubters...have fun proving me wrong!! 
Actually, what happens is that as soon as you turn the wheel or activate the turn signal at a slow speed, a hidden, sliding panel opens on the roof of the car and a telescoping arm (similar to the one on the space shuttle) with a flashlight on the end extends out over the car and illuminates the corner that you're about to drive around. It all happens so quickly that you actually never see the arm at all unless you are able to record it with super slow motion gear...
Actually, what happens is that as soon as you turn the wheel or activate the turn signal at a slow speed, a hidden, sliding panel opens on the roof of the car and a telescoping arm (similar to the one on the space shuttle) with a flashlight on the end extends out over the car and illuminates the corner that you're about to drive around. It all happens so quickly that you actually never see the arm at all unless you are able to record it with super slow motion gear...
Isn't this a priority 1 option along with the flux capacitor???
06-14-2008, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by iversonm' post='602627' date='Jun 14 2008, 08:51 PM
I thought it was Thing from the Adam's Family with a flashlight...
Don't you know that it was the same guy that developed Inspector Gadget's stuff who was involved in the E60/61 project!
06-16-2008, 05:24 AM
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The cool thing about these cornering lights is that they recognise when you put the car in reverse, the opposite light illuminates. i.e. In drive, turn the wheel left, left light illuminates. In reverse, turn wheel left, right hand light illuminates, so you can see where the front end of the car is swinging to. 
Only noticed this happen when the missus was pulling out of the driveway with the lights on and I was outside. From where I was standing, it looked like the wrong lamp was coming on. Breifly, I thought I'd got a trip to the dealer for faulty lights
Do these corner lights work when the main beam is on? Cos it doesn't look like it. Or it's possibly because those Xenon's are so bright in full beam, you can't tell
Only noticed this happen when the missus was pulling out of the driveway with the lights on and I was outside. From where I was standing, it looked like the wrong lamp was coming on. Breifly, I thought I'd got a trip to the dealer for faulty lights
Do these corner lights work when the main beam is on? Cos it doesn't look like it. Or it's possibly because those Xenon's are so bright in full beam, you can't tell
06-16-2008, 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by littlemouse' post='603581' date='Jun 16 2008, 09:24 AM
The cool thing about these cornering lights is that they recognise when you put the car in reverse, the opposite light illuminates. i.e. In drive, turn the wheel left, left light illuminates. In reverse, turn wheel left, right hand light illuminates, so you can see where the front end of the car is swinging to.
Only noticed this happen when the missus was pulling out of the driveway with the lights on and I was outside. From where I was standing, it looked like the wrong lamp was coming on. Breifly, I thought I'd got a trip to the dealer for faulty lights
Do these corner lights work when the main beam is on? Cos it doesn't look like it. Or it's possibly because those Xenon's are so bright in full beam, you can't tell
Only noticed this happen when the missus was pulling out of the driveway with the lights on and I was outside. From where I was standing, it looked like the wrong lamp was coming on. Breifly, I thought I'd got a trip to the dealer for faulty lights
Do these corner lights work when the main beam is on? Cos it doesn't look like it. Or it's possibly because those Xenon's are so bright in full beam, you can't tell
06-16-2008, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='603584' date='Jun 16 2008, 02:36 PM
I haven't looked in a while but I thought that in reverse, with the wheels straight, both cornering lamps illuminate. I can't remember what happens in reverse as you turn the wheel but if both of them illuminate as I remember, I don't know why they'd turn either one off as the wheel turns...
So, are both corner lights meant to be illuminated when in reverse? Because I'm pretty certain they wern't on with the wheels straight. But you saying that has certainly got me questioning myself.
Where is my Missus with the car, I need to check something
06-16-2008, 08:59 AM
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Both lights illuminate when I throw it in Reverse. And yes, the turning lights do work when the headlights are on. Check it out next time you're turning onto a street at night. You'll see light hit the corner (not the AFS lighting.)
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Don't tell anyone this, as it is one of BMW's best kept secrets:
I was told by a BMW Munich engineer, that the camera systems of Night Vision and/or Lane Departure are actually also used to study the behaviour of anyone looking at the inner lights of your E60.
When you actively study them to understand their behaviour, the car will recognise that and it'll start lighting up the inner lights randomly just to confuse you. The main purpose is to keep away your attention from the robot arm that Rudy described.
I was told by a BMW Munich engineer, that the camera systems of Night Vision and/or Lane Departure are actually also used to study the behaviour of anyone looking at the inner lights of your E60.
When you actively study them to understand their behaviour, the car will recognise that and it'll start lighting up the inner lights randomly just to confuse you. The main purpose is to keep away your attention from the robot arm that Rudy described.
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