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Headlight Issue 2015 A3
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Headlight Issue 2015 A3
I have a 2015 A3 Premium Plus and I often drive when it is dark outside, either in the evening or in the morning before sunrise. I have noticed that there is a definite drop-off in my low beam head lights so there appears a dark area about 10 feet in front and to the left of the driver side. It's almost like the right beam is crossing the left. My dealer tells me that the lights are proper according to their alignment tool. Does anyone have this same issue? I have never had a car where i thought the low beam lights were so dangerous. (The brights work fine.)
Any advice?
Any advice?
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I have a 2015 A3 Premium Plus and I often drive when it is dark outside, either in the evening or in the morning before sunrise. I have noticed that there is a definite drop-off in my low beam head lights so there appears a dark area about 10 feet in front and to the left of the driver side. It's almost like the right beam is crossing the left. My dealer tells me that the lights are proper according to their alignment tool. Does anyone have this same issue? I have never had a car where i thought the low beam lights were so dangerous. (The brights work fine.)
Any advice?
Any advice?
Second, you're right in that they seem too low. Several other have noticed this problem, and I think it has to do with them being set far too low for the low-speed adaptive headlight setting. In any case, I took mine to the dealership the first week after purchase and explained, and they adjusted it for me. I requested a 1 inch lift to the overall beam pattern at a casting distance of 10 feet, and they did that and it works beautifully now.
Hope that helps!
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Wow... Audi is still aiming the headlight beams too low? This was an issue with my 1998 1.8t. Solved by readjustment. The beam was angled so far downward, that only 15 feet of the road in front of the car would get illuminated. It was dangerous.
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How are headlights adjusted on Audi A3? Is it a mechanical adjustment or is it done via VAG-COM?
What about adjusting LED headlights of the S3?
Anyone know?
What about adjusting LED headlights of the S3?
Anyone know?
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I have a 2015 A3 Premium Plus and I often drive when it is dark outside, either in the evening or in the morning before sunrise. I have noticed that there is a definite drop-off in my low beam head lights so there appears a dark area about 10 feet in front and to the left of the driver side. It's almost like the right beam is crossing the left. My dealer tells me that the lights are proper according to their alignment tool. Does anyone have this same issue? I have never had a car where i thought the low beam lights were so dangerous. (The brights work fine.)
Any advice?
Any advice?
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I've had this problem for months and there's no fix for this because Audi gave us Non-prestige owners the basic stationary Xenon Plus light.
The better alternative would have been Adaptive Xenon Plus lights that would have given us more road visibility with the cornering bulb embedded.
I contend with this each morning when it's dark outside and I'm making turns through the parking light and can barely see the bending curb but pure blackness as the regular Xenon Plus lights project straight ahead instead of providing any type of side illumination.
If you have a Prestige A3/S3, you won't have this issue because LED headlights are already adaptive.
If you are Canadian with the Xenon Plus, you at least have fog lights to somewhat help out in providing more light.
The better alternative would have been Adaptive Xenon Plus lights that would have given us more road visibility with the cornering bulb embedded.
I contend with this each morning when it's dark outside and I'm making turns through the parking light and can barely see the bending curb but pure blackness as the regular Xenon Plus lights project straight ahead instead of providing any type of side illumination.
If you have a Prestige A3/S3, you won't have this issue because LED headlights are already adaptive.
If you are Canadian with the Xenon Plus, you at least have fog lights to somewhat help out in providing more light.