schitzo1978 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi, ihave the 250 with adaptive xenon headlights. i find that they point a little bit too much towards the ground and dont illumiate objects and people well enough. my neighborhood doesnt have any street lights and i find that i have to hit the highbeams in order to see people walking at night. essentially they dont allow me to see far enough for me to feel safe (and by safe i mean i dont wanna hit a lady taking a stroll at night). can the dealer adjust the lights so that they points a few degrees or so more upwards?? has anyone else felt this same issue? thanks, s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 They can be adjusted. They have a standard height template to focus the lights from a given distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Here's the setup and the adjustment procedure. I've done this myself with good results. http://my.is/forums/attachments/f126/8403d...adlight-aim.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXUS IS250 AWD Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 While in drive with my foot on the brake i've tried turning the steering a full left/right to see the movement of the adaptive headlights, but I don't see any response. & yes i'm sure AFS is turned on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicLX470 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 While in drive with my foot on the brake i've tried turning the steering a full left/right to see the movement of the adaptive headlights, but I don't see any response. & yes i'm sure AFS is turned on It only works above 6mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnginePassion Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 AFS is useless, JMHO. I did not benefit from it. It rather harmed me, in Feb 06 I almost had a crash because this headlight that does not shed farther than 50 feet. I went to the service manager with this issue. They checked it and said" we calibrated it and it's fine". I shut up. Six months later the same service manager told me he drove another IS at night and he noticed the same problem. He added they can not do anything, this is the way it was meant to function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicLX470 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 AFS is useless, JMHO. I did not benefit from it. It rather harmed me, in Feb 06 I almost had a crash because this headlight that does not shed farther than 50 feet. I went to the service manager with this issue. They checked it and said" we calibrated it and it's fine". I shut up. Six months later the same service manager told me he drove another IS at night and he noticed the same problem. He added they can not do anything, this is the way it was meant to function. I'm confused. Are you saying the headlights in general almost made you wreck?...or was it while the AFS was swiveling the light that you almost wrecked? Please explain the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 The OP was that the headlights were pointing too low. It doesn't matter whether adaptive or not, they can be adjusted to the proper level on the vertical axis. As for turning, I know a person who travels on a road with lots of tight turns and switchbacks. She complained that the lights often pointed off in the trees because of the tight turns. I told her how to turn the feature off and she was happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnginePassion Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I'm confused. Are you saying the headlights in general almost made you wreck?...or was it while the AFS was swiveling the light that you almost wrecked? Please explain the situation. The whole set up makes it uneasy to see farther ahead when I drive on curvey dark roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnginePassion Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 The OP was that the headlights were pointing too low. It doesn't matter whether adaptive or not, they can be adjusted to the proper level on the vertical axis. As for turning, I know a person who travels on a road with lots of tight turns and switchbacks. She complained that the lights often pointed off in the trees because of the tight turns. I told her how to turn the feature off and she was happy with that. Bartkat, do you know any rationale that makes Lexus set it in the way it's aiming so short? If I have to turn it off to have a better view of the road ahead then IT'S USELESS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 The OP was that the headlights were pointing too low. It doesn't matter whether adaptive or not, they can be adjusted to the proper level on the vertical axis. As for turning, I know a person who travels on a road with lots of tight turns and switchbacks. She complained that the lights often pointed off in the trees because of the tight turns. I told her how to turn the feature off and she was happy with that. Bartkat, do you know any rationale that makes Lexus set it in the way it's aiming so short? If I have to turn it off to have a better view of the road ahead then IT'S USELESS. I have no idea. My halogen lights were too low even when i got the car and that's why I learned how to adjust them. I kinda think the low aim really isn't related to the adaptive lights but they may set them all low from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth1 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I see this on alot of forums, especially forums that focus on cars with HID set ups. I think because the light tends to be whiter, so it seems brighter to on coming traffic, and so I think some regulator came along and set it up to aim HID's a degree or two lower. But as Bartkat said, it's easy enouph to go adjust them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXUS IS250 AWD Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I agree, I think AFS is totally useless (for me anyway). I don't notice a difference in headlight aim from any of the non-AFS vehicles I have driven previously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth1 Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I agree, I think AFS is totally useless (for me anyway). I don't notice a difference in headlight aim from any of the non-AFS vehicles I have driven previously I laughed at AFS equiped BMW's a long time ago. But whatever, it's gadgety enouph to impress all the friends that don't know any better how cool your car is. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IS_Willie Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Funny... I noticed the low level too, and all this time I thought that it was just kind of an 'eyebrow' effect from the way the lights are mounted under the hood and fenders. I'll have to make the adjustment to mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnginePassion Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Here's the setup and the adjustment procedure. I've done this myself with good results.http://my.is/forums/attachments/f126/8403d...adlight-aim.pdf Bartkat, this link does not open the PDF file, it requires registeration with http://my.is/. Can you or anyone ellse make the file downloadable from lexusownersclub.com/ Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Here's the setup and the adjustment procedure. I've done this myself with good results.http://my.is/forums/attachments/f126/8403d...adlight-aim.pdf Bartkat, this link does not open the PDF file, it requires registeration with http://my.is/. Can you or anyone ellse make the file downloadable from lexusownersclub.com/ Thank you. Headlight_aim.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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