Annoyance: auto dimming high beams only start at 40 mph?

[Spectordog]

Has anyone else encountered this? I live on curvy, dark country roads with speed limits well below 40mph and this is when I need this feature most! Does Porsche do this on other models or only Macan EVs? ( new Macan 4 in USA.)

 

[W1NGE]

Has anyone else encountered this? I live on curvy, dark country roads with speed limits well below 40mph and this is when I need this feature most! Does Porsche do this on other models or only Macan EVs? ( new Macan 4 in USA.)

Same on all Porsches.

So can't you leave your brights always on??

 

[Spectordog]

Same on all Porsches.

So can't you leave your brights always on??

Yes, of course, but you must toggle them off every time a car approaches from opposite side, which is the point of auto dimming.

 

[Dragon Tourniquet]

Well that's annoying. On my iX they turn on at 26mph, and turn back off at 20.

 

[krissrock]

i think this is one of the features that are NOT enabled for the US market right?

 

[Dragon Tourniquet]

Auto high beams are pretty common, and I believe I saw it in the US manual.

Adaptive High Beams are what generally isn't available in the US because DOT / NHTSA made the technical requirements for it much tighter than what Europe uses. Why use something that has worked well somewhere for a decade and is still faster to make adjustments than a human when you could mandate something even better and delay the rollout by years?

 

[W1NGE]

Auto high beams are pretty common, and I believe I saw it in the US manual.

Adaptive High Beams are what generally isn't available in the US because DOT / NHTSA made the technical requirements for it much tighter than what Europe uses. Why use something that has worked well somewhere for a decade and is still faster to make adjustments than a human when you could mandate something even better and delay the rollout by years?

PDLS+ (auto beam) is standard and Matrix SD / HD enhances this except if you live in NA.

 

[Diego]

Unfortunately I can confirm that also Matrix system works only when you exceed the 60 km/h. Not so nice when you live on the mountain and in the first 20 km you drive every morning (early in the morning) the longest straight is 50 meters long....

 

[byebye]

Likewise, you have to accelerate to activate it, and then you can slow down and it remains activated.
60 km/h is too much compared to other brands.

 

[Awaz]

Likewise, you have to accelerate to activate it, and then you can slow down and it remains activated.
60 km/h is too much compared to other brands.

Agree, it should really get activated at 20MPH (33 km/h).
It's good to know that once activated at 60 km/h, it remains active at lower speed.

 

[ColdCase]

Yes, annoying I think most if all other brands work the same way. I also don't like how light reflected from road signs can switch to low beams. I haven't used auto high beams in years because of that. Same with the side turn lighting, always turns off when most inconvenient. I dunno of any brands where these are user configurable, must be regulated in most countries.

 

[byebye]

With matrix headlights, there is no such ”turn off” because of reflected road sign: the leds which correspond turn off, but the others stay on.
the Only issue is this speed related activation… and maybe some reflection under heavy smog/rain/snow.

 

[ColdCase]

Does the neutered matrix headlights the US gets adapt to road sign reflection?

 

[dieterf]

Solution, drive faster

 

[W1NGE]

Agree, it should really get activated at 20MPH (33 km/h).
It's good to know that once activated at 60 km/h, it remains active at lower speed.

Unless you encounter street lighting wherein which case the lights will dip

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