Adaptive Headlight Failure...help!!

lyjw88 · 12-05-2007, 09:11 PM

I got my baby back from the body shop yesterday.

Since there was a serious damage on the passenger side's xenon headlight, the guy at the body shop replaced the whole headlight to a new one.

But I as soon as I started my car, there was an error message saying that the adaptive headlights were failed.

And I also noticed that the auto-leveling no longer works, moreover the new headlight's light angle is obviously lower than the driver side's headlight.

Is it just a software problem that needs to be reset at dealer?

rideelement247 · 12-05-2007, 10:09 PM

Same thing happened to my E90. Accident occured and had a headlight replaced. $1300...sheesh. But anyways, got the car and turned it on, the lights didn't seem to go up/down. I turned the wheel left and right and they didn't move either. The collision guy told me it had to be reset. The headlight system was reset and all problems went away. But no error code of any failures or anything.

Was the body shop a BMW dealer body shop? If not, are they BMW certified? If they are neither of those, then take it to BMW for proper repair, unless the guy knows what he did wrong. He probably didn't reset that part of the headlight system right, OR installed something wrong OR used incompatible parts.

rideelement247 · 12-05-2007, 10:09 PM

Take it to BMW collision and have them diagnose it.

Autobot · 12-06-2007, 10:47 AM

Mine died a few months ago, the adaptive feature just stopped working for some reason. Took to the dealer and they replaced it for free

rogerdiaz · 09-20-2011, 08:15 PM

Is adaptive light control failed light related in anyway to having aftermarket led ae?

12-05-2007, 09:11 PM	#1
lyjw88 Major 221 Rep 1,414 Posts Drives: C63S & X3MC Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (6)	Adaptive Headlight Failure...help!! I got my baby back from the body shop yesterday. Since there was a serious damage on the passenger side's xenon headlight, the guy at the body shop replaced the whole headlight to a new one. But I as soon as I started my car, there was an error message saying that the adaptive headlights were failed. And I also noticed that the auto-leveling no longer works, moreover the new headlight's light angle is obviously lower than the driver side's headlight. Is it just a software problem that needs to be reset at dealer?
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rideelement247 Lieutenant Colonel 54 Rep 1,677 Posts Drives: 08 335i, 67 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Florida iTrader: (2)	Same thing happened to my E90. Accident occured and had a headlight replaced. $1300...sheesh. But anyways, got the car and turned it on, the lights didn't seem to go up/down. I turned the wheel left and right and they didn't move either. The collision guy told me it had to be reset. The headlight system was reset and all problems went away. But no error code of any failures or anything. Was the body shop a BMW dealer body shop? If not, are they BMW certified? If they are neither of those, then take it to BMW for proper repair, unless the guy knows what he did wrong. He probably didn't reset that part of the headlight system right, OR installed something wrong OR used incompatible parts. __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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rideelement247 Lieutenant Colonel 54 Rep 1,677 Posts Drives: 08 335i, 67 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Florida iTrader: (2)	Take it to BMW collision and have them diagnose it. __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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12-06-2007, 10:47 AM	#4
Autobot Brigadier General 84 Rep 3,106 Posts Drives: 15 F22 M235 6MT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (8)	Mine died a few months ago, the adaptive feature just stopped working for some reason. Took to the dealer and they replaced it for free __________________ Delivered 28 May
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rogerdiaz Captain 28 Rep 743 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (2)	Is adaptive light control failed light related in anyway to having aftermarket led ae?
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