How to re-initialize adaptive headlights?
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Long story, but had to replace the ballast and ALC. Headlight is working now, but still have the blinking green light on the light panel and still have the adaptive headlight malfunction on the idrive. I'm sure all I need is to some how reintialize the system...Anyone know how?
thanks,
will
thanks,
will
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Do you have NCS? Are the SMC (AHL) modules new and uncoded?
If so, try coding LMA and each SMC with a blank .MAN file.
Another question - is it the driver or passenger side, or both? If doing driver side you need to ground pin 12 on the headlight wiring harness when you code to tell it it's the driver side. By default SMC modules all think they are passenger side.
If so, try coding LMA and each SMC with a blank .MAN file.
Another question - is it the driver or passenger side, or both? If doing driver side you need to ground pin 12 on the headlight wiring harness when you code to tell it it's the driver side. By default SMC modules all think they are passenger side.
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Long story, but had to replace the ballast and ALC. Headlight is working now, but still have the blinking green light on the light panel and still have the adaptive headlight malfunction on the idrive. I'm sure all I need is to some how reintialize the system...Anyone know how?
thanks,
will
thanks,
will
The initialization is all the way left then right then left again I think... Do a search - its been posted a crap load of times.
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: New Orleans, LA
My Ride: 2005 Jet Black 545i w/ sport pkg, nav, HUD
Do you have NCS? Are the SMC (AHL) modules new and uncoded?
If so, try coding LMA and each SMC with a blank .MAN file.
Another question - is it the driver or passenger side, or both? If doing driver side you need to ground pin 12 on the headlight wiring harness when you code to tell it it's the driver side. By default SMC modules all think they are passenger side.
If so, try coding LMA and each SMC with a blank .MAN file.
Another question - is it the driver or passenger side, or both? If doing driver side you need to ground pin 12 on the headlight wiring harness when you code to tell it it's the driver side. By default SMC modules all think they are passenger side.
thanks,
will
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From: New Orleans, LA
My Ride: 2005 Jet Black 545i w/ sport pkg, nav, HUD
Did a search and didn't come up with anything. I tried the left - right - left procedure but it didn't initialize and I still have the adaptive headlight error. Am I missing something?
thanks,
will
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