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How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by X5Sport » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:40 pm

The 'A' is the auto lights.  Adaptives are there if written on the light unit.
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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by 535dboy » Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:30 pm

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[quote="Nat"]
Mmmmmm....well in that case I don't know.

I have both as I can clearly see my lights moving when you turn the wheel at night. I was under the impression that the A setting did both.

You are making me look now........!
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The little wheel is for the height adjustment for Halogen headlights.
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I think he means steering wheel hence the subject being adaptive lights
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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by ImaginativeTruth » Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:23 pm

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Adaptives are there if written on the light unit.
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I've adaptive bi-xenon and nothing is written anywhere on my headlamp assemblies....

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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by X5Sport » Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:32 pm

Must have been discontinued at some point.  Mine don't have it either (E71), but then it was standard on the car.  Our Mini and E53 both had it there.  I suppose now it's more widely used, BMW chose not to shout about it any more....???
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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by 535dboy » Sat Sep 19, 2015 6:09 pm

No because it is all about LEDs now
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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by X5Sport » Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:42 pm

Ah yes.....and at a suitably inflated price too (from BMW).
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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by 535dboy » Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:24 pm

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Ah yes.....and at a suitably inflated price too (from BMW).
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Standard on a leaf!! And many Audis/mercs...
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Re: How to tell if an E70 has adaptive xenon?

Post by X5Sport » Sat Sep 19, 2015 9:41 pm

But Audi won't let Skoda have them.... >:(

Every other bl@@dy light on the car is LED though, inside and out.

I wonder if I will get the emissions cheat code.... O:-)
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