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| soundslegal Member Since: 30 Oct 2021 Location: Woking Posts: 101  
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Yes, that's it. Don't forget they will only operate in full beam mode above a certain speed and outside urban environments. Find your nearest a road / dual carriageway at night. They are very good - I have seen a few people on here say the matrix headlights aren't very bright but that's not my experience. That said, if there's oncoming traffic you sometimes have a very bright hedge / tree line to your left, but obviously no main beam straight ahead to stop dazzling oncoming cars!
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15th May 2023 10:35am |
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| mf7480 Member Since: 14 Jun 2021 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 89 |
Not a dumb question, we’ve had them for 2 years now and still haven’t really fathomed them
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15th May 2023 11:00am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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They shouldn’t come up onto main beam anywhere where there are street lights and even then once you have left that area there is a delay before they come up onto high beam, I suspect it’s above a speed limit. It’s a bit disconcerting to have an oncoming car and not notice any change and the blue main beam dash light stays on, I very very rarely get an oncoming car flash it’s lights at me in my Mini with matrix headlights but frequently do in the Defender - the LR system seems to react more slowly at detecting oncoming cars than the Mini. You can see the beams changing if you look carefully but it’s not obvious Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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15th May 2023 11:37am |
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| C&M Member Since: 28 Aug 2020 Location: Hampshire Posts: 185
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thanks for the replies.
should the blue high beam light get illuminated once they are active? if so , i have never seen this, just the green light to say the lights are on and the "Auto" to the left side of the speed dial. think I need to do as SoundsLegal suggested and find a dark dual carriage way 
the only issue I have is convincing SWMBO I am going out at 10PM "just to test the lights"  Defender D250 HSE
Dender 110 XS - sadly gone VW Polo VW Caravelle - Gen 6 |
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15th May 2023 11:46am |
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| Hairy Dan Member Since: 25 Apr 2013 Location: NW Durham Posts: 1418 
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Remember you have to switch it in in your pivi settings screen also.
 Click image to enlarge This is from the manual ADB activates automatically once the vehicle's speed reaches 40 km/h (25 mph) and the camera does not detect an urban environment. ADB automatically deactivates when the vehicle's speed slows to 24 km/h (15 mph), when ambient light exceeds a predetermined level or when the gear selector is in Reverse (R). ADB is defined as a system that evaluates the road scene ahead of the vehicle. ADB automatically adapts the light distribution according to the position of the preceding and oncoming traffic. ADB is enabled when the lighting control is in the AUTO position and the ambient light level is below a predetermined level. When ADB is active, the blue high beam indicator lamp remains illuminated, as the headlights will deploy partial or full high beam at this time. The driver can disable and re-enable the ADB system at any time via the touchscreen: Touch the settings icon¹ from any screen. Touch the ALL soft key. Touch Vehicle. Touch Exterior Lights. Adaptive Driving Beam: Toggle on or off. Touch the exit icon², after selection, to return to the previously displayed screen. Pull and release the lighting control to manually override to dipped beam from ADB. The instrument panel warning lamp illuminates. Push and release the lighting control to return to ADB. The instrument panel warning lamp illuminates. See DIPPED BEAM (GREEN). Repeated pushing of the lighting control toggles the operation of the high beam between automatic and manual. Rotate the lighting control to the dipped beam position to switch the ADB system off. The following may affect operation of the ADB system: Highly reflective road signs. Dimly lit road users, e.g., cyclists or pedestrians. Adverse weather conditions, e.g., rain or fog. A dirty or obscured sensor. A dirty, damaged, or misted windscreen. Oncoming vehicles, partially obscured by a central motorway barrier. An icy or frosted windscreen. Cheers Ian -------------------- 22MY Defender 110 D200 SE, Fuji White. Kielder 4x4 Safari Instagram @defender_v8 |
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15th May 2023 1:28pm |
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| Hairy Dan Member Since: 25 Apr 2013 Location: NW Durham Posts: 1418
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Oh and just to add, I think the lights are fantastic, really bright on country roads and work very well when you either catch a car up or you meet a car coming towards you
 Cheers Ian
-------------------- 22MY Defender 110 D200 SE, Fuji White. Kielder 4x4 Safari Instagram @defender_v8 |
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15th May 2023 1:33pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2661
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Having a Volvo XC60 parked next to my Defender on the drive, the matrix system on the Volvo is so much better than the Defender system. Which is surprising as it's a 17 plate, so 5 year old technology.
A few other forum members who have/had Volvo cars say the same For me it was a waste of £700  110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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16th May 2023 11:20am |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1394 
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Yep. My 2020 XC90 matrix lights were years ahead of my Defender's. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
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16th May 2023 1:10pm |
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| EdJ Member Since: 11 Jun 2021 Location: London Posts: 30
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The matrix lights on my Defender are a lot better than the similar system on my L405 Range Rover. I actually thought that was pretty impressive, but the Defender's system is a lot smoother.
The L405's system adjusted in visible blocks whereas the Defender's isn't. Keen to try the Volvo system! |
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16th May 2023 4:08pm |
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