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Old 02-17-2019, 08:21 PM
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Default Headlight Up/Down feature (Self Leveling) not working

Recently, I noticed that the headlight (xenon) up/down feature (self leveling) during start of the car not seem working. Headlight beam did not go up & down, it just stayed at one level. Any suggestion what to look for ?

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does the led form the light switch blink green?
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Originally Posted by stel_i79
does the led form the light switch blink green?
No blinking, solid green.

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Is it supposed to go up/down. Upon startup, mine go from left to right.
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If it has an issue the light should be blinking. Mine has been blinking for about a year. Troubleshooting has been a headache and I gave up.

If yours is not blinking then it doesn't see an issue with the modules.
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Is it supposed to go up/down. Upon startup, mine go from left to right.
Yes, it is supposed to do that during startup, kind of a self check. This is the auto leveling feature and this is a common feature now in most of the high end cars.
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If it has an issue the light should be blinking. Mine has been blinking for about a year. Troubleshooting has been a headache and I gave up.

If yours is not blinking then it doesn't see an issue with the modules.
If that is the case then what else could go wrong and cause auto leveling not working during start up ?

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Not sure. But on mine, if I have the headlights "ON" vs "AUTO", they don't steer with the front wheels. Otherwise, they do the up/down when starting, then side-side.
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The motors or broken guides
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The system is checking itself when starting. If it sees something wrong it will start flashing on the selector panel


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