Adaptive high beam system

[Steve_D]

Hello,

 

When I bought my RX450h it said on the advertisement that it has "adaptive front lighting system", I havent noticed anything special apart from the main beam automatically going on and off sometimes.

 

Is there anyway I can tell if my car has the adaptive high beam or just the automatic high beam system?

 

This is what my headlight look like if it helps?

 

 

Thanks

[PCM]

Does it mean that as the car turns, the lights do also...?

Or this? 

[NemesisUK]

When I purchased my second RC300h (2019) it was advertised as having the adaptive headlamp system. It didn't....

Lexus admitted an error in their brochure and offered me all sorts of compensation.

Check your lower dash area for a button to turn the function on. If it's like the system in the UX and NX loaners I've had it will be obvious when the system is active by a message in the cluster.

Check your handbook for your model specific controls...

[Arnett]

Adaptive high beam is difficult to see if on or not all the time. 

 

When I was driving on an empty road I noticed that my high beam would be across everywhere, As a car would approach in the opposite direction the lights facing that driver would then turn off but the ones on the opposite side would remain on full beam. Didnt actually realise it was a thing for a good couple of weeks after I started driving the car 

 

  Should just be running automatically along side your automatic headlights.  Your headlight cluster is the same as the GSF which means it could house the technology itself. 

[tayaste]

What spec is your car?

[Steve_D]

41 minutes ago, tayaste said:

What spec is your car?

PM'd you thanks 👍

[Zotto]

The system does not work  in such a way, the high beam stays on except for the vertical slice that illuminates the car coming from opposite direction or you are in queue. Besides this, High beam  switches on over a fixed speed accordingly to traffic rules. If you need high beam at low speeds you have to set automatic  HB switch off.

[Madsod]

Hi Steve,

I have AFS on my RX which adds a function to the dipped beam that works in conjunction with my steering wheel such that my headlights move and light up a corner in the road instead of my headlights being in a fixed position.

I personally find it very useful and have enjoyed the benefit on previous vehicles I’ve owned. It needs switching on by a button press and in my year/model of car it’s part of a 3 button cluster on the dashboard down to the right hand side of the steering wheel.

Hope that helps.

 

 

[Paul Mingay]

What position is the light stalk ,,dipped or forward to main beam ?

[ColinBarber]

3 minutes ago, Paul Mingay said:

What position is the light stalk ,,dipped or forward to main beam ?

For adaptive front lighting you push the stalk away from you to switch on the main beam. The system will engage high beam at the minimum speed limit and slice the light pattern so it doesn't interfere with other road users.

It will also place a bright spot into corners as you turn rather than straight ahead.

[NemesisUK]

From the handbook..

[tayaste]

For MY21 on, you don’t push the stalk forward to activate adaptive. Just press the button and leave the stalk in dipped beam position.

[Paul Mingay]

34 minutes ago, tayaste said:

For MY21 on, you don’t push the stalk forward to activate adaptive. Just press the button and leave the stalk in dipped beam position.

Thank you 

[Paul Mingay]

Just now, Paul Mingay said:

Thank you 

And when I push the stalk forward to main beam it lights up as if manually operating it