Adjusting Model 3 headlights at NAF
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
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The black 19” rims look so nice compared to those 18”s you had on during the summer. Beautiful car!
These are 18".
Black rims tend to look bigger 😅
@@theBaes123 haha :D
@@bjornnyland What kind of rims are they? (What brand?)
My model 3 headlights were really bad adjusted and I did it manually which turned out ok. Bjørn or any other with newly calibrated headlights: since yours are adjusted could you consider parking x meters from a wall and measure were they are. Good baseline to compare against. Even after adjustment since load could change it.
There should still be the percentage written on the headlamp, with that you can calculate the target height for a given distance yourself. I'm sure Google can help (1,2% equals 12cm down on 10 meters). But anyway it's better to let experts do it.
Leaxim yes that could be calculated, but its configurable both horizontal and vertical. I haven’t seen the numbers is it 1.2% for model 3 vertical alignment? How to set the horizontal?
Go to a proper mechanic that has the equipment to measure the light cone. It takes 10 minutes and only costs a few pounds (I was charged £15 in UK). Now it is accurate not just a guestimate. Do it right, do it once.
@@mike.n.davies I did it at the car workshop, but now they are again too high (getting flashed from others cars). There is a problem with the software/hardware. They went out of calibration in 2 months.
I've had a service center appointment in Frankfurt for that but I also did it to get a paint defect fixed and asked about V3 FSD neural net computer. Lights were adjusted properly and the paint defect got fixed very nicely (all for free and rather quickly). They had no information about FSD hw replacements so far.
Great timing on the video, hat a Model 3 behind me today and the headlights were blinding me in my dimmed mirrors..
A quick check is stopping close to a wall on a flat surface, for example in a parking garage, mark the low-beam cut off line where it is horizontal with a bit of tape on the wall and back up a bit, then the cut off should be very slightly lower - if it is higher your lights are shining in the eyes of ongoing traffic.
Edit: I noted two Model 3's just yesterday with wrongly adjusted lights, on one the drivers side light was too high, on the other it was the passenger side light.
This might be not 100% correct. E.g. over the lamp on the other car was written „-1.3%“. If you back up 10 meters the cut off line must be adjusted to be 13cm under the initial line.
How much is this value for a Model 3?
Quite a few of us have had the alignment go wildly out of adjustment during software update randomly, and it is necessary to use these adjustments to get it safe and not dazzling until you can get it done officially.
Wish you made a night time video of before and after the headlights were adjusted so we could see the real world difference.
I had Service center say it was fine but I adjusted mine down about 10-12 clicks. I don't get blinks too much and high beams still light up everything. I also recommend the pros to do it.
I thought there is an automatically adjustement of the headlights!? Thank you for the Video Björn!
It only automatically adjust for varying axle loads by sensors at each wheel, but the light angle it tries to maintain has to be set manually.
Yes there is! But you'll have to adjust the '0' position and the car will adjust back to the '0' position automatically according to load and etc.
The automatic adjustment of the headlights only corrects for different loading of the car. Even in cars with automatic adjustment, they still have to be adjusted manually to the right basic setting.
@Fekillix, that’s what I’ve thought. My old BMW X5 (🤭)with Xenon didn’t have possible adjustments for the headlights! So it’s a sign that the M3 headlights could be better?!
Awesome feature.
When we go low, Bjørn go high. ;)
- "Let our Bjorn decide, were we want to go... High or low, fast or slow!!!" 👍 😁
Thanks Bjorn. Mine are too low, I can hardly see at night despite how bright they are.
I had te lights adjusted by Tesla a coupe of months ago. But a few weeks ago people were flashing at me again. I parked on a dark road and could see the ligts were up quite high. When I went into de adjustment screen te lights “self adjusted” and seemed a lot better. I left them like that and all seems to be OK. I have the feeling that during updates the car re-adjusts, but probably not correctly because it is in my garage with the wall realy close by.
You can also use a wall and a roll of tape.
Since the headlights are so easily adjustable with an electric motor, they should be adaptive and curve a little bit when driving around corners at night.
Wow didn't even know the headlights could be adjusted
That of course has to be possible due to all kinds of variables in production and operation of the car. What impressed me was that it was done in car(!).
My 2008 Citroën C5 tourer never had a light adjustment. As it has hidractive suspension, when i high it to go over obstacles, the rear goes up first, then the front. The lights keep adjusting based on the hight of the car. And turn on corners too, and have blind angle lights, the first times i drove it at night, i thought that a car was comming behind when i cornered, looked in the rearview mirror and nothing! Then i reminded the side lights, it hapened several times!😁
Quite a bit too high, but this not only Tesla-related. Many cars don't come properly adjusted from the factory.
I have Seen this issue on many model 3
Thanks
For driving lights i prefer to have a steepish slope down and high beams a little bit up. My personal test for driving lights is if i were about 50 meters and got my eyes on the same height as the hood to windscreen connection i should not be blinded. If i do its to high.
It`s very interesting with you NAF videoes. Make more of them :-)
Poor cut off on those headlights there, it should be slightly up at the area Bjorn mentions.. Uk get checked every year.
What happens when you drive in right hand drive countries, because the raised beam on the right side will blind oncoming traffic?
There are two types of adjustment. On cars with halogen lamps, you can often adjust it in the car with a button or scroll wheel. Cars with xenon or LED lamps have automatic adjustment. But in both cases you can adjust it further manually like he showed on the Land Cruiser.
Note that the manual setting on older cars should only be used to set the lights lower when having heavier than normal load on the rear axle, the normal position is 0 / maximum.
The automatic adjustment does not analyze the cut off line of the lightbeam. It only measures the movement of the cabin compared to the axels to compensate for different loads. The light adjustment with no load must be still made with a tester like shown here.
Yep, you're all right.
Just contacted NAF for an appointment for my Tesla Model 3, but got a respons saying that NAF did not do this and I had to contact Tesla servicecenter instead :(
Unfortunately I have experienced the same issue.
Factory delivery was for the low beam in too high position and now after software Update to too low position.
Is it correct, if the you want to adjust after the low beam the high beam and the fog light under the same setting? That means going to headlight adjustment change from low beam to high beam and adjust with the little wheel at the steering wheel? As soon as you move from the headlight setting it will automatically save the last setting? What’s about the Front fog lights? Are they adjustable in the same manner?
Thanks for clarification!
Bjorn, I work in a TÜV centre at Spain, and I have any question about how we can to test Model 3 hand brakes, in Neutral (no in Parking). In Model S/ Model X is pressing P while the car is in Neutral, but in Model 3? Thank you very much, Bjorn.
I believe the delay is not coming from the measuring device but from the motors/servos moving the lights.
No. The light adjustment in the car is instant.
I have the same issue... I adjusted it myself lower, because i dont want to blind everyone...
TUEV or Dekra did not want to test it without a due tuev...
Other autoshop i asked, would not work on my Model 3... (Germany...)
I hope i find some shop or who testes my lights....
Or i have to drive to a SeC....
@Wolfgang Preier Hi, i was on one Workshop who also maintains EVs but not Tesla because the don't have the "tools" to set up the headlight. I said: "but i know how it works you don't need a computer or tools for it...." But yeah... they did not want to...
No i don't have a ADAC membership. But can i go there anyway but i pay for it?
Can this be used to adjust headlights from rhd to lhd or do you require new lights
Is this at NAF Hvam?
Is it EU- or US- spec model? do they have different headlights?
Tesla is saying "After replacing the headlight bulb, it is not possible to adjust the headlight because the adjustment mechanism is broken. Headlights and bulb are not covered by extended warranty. Price estimate is 13625 NOK". classic model S. the car is 4 years on road and the adjustment mechanism is broken.?
the same can be achieved by your garage door. ty
Hvor mye kosta det å justere lys?
Interesting :)
which alloy wheels are mounted on this Model 3? Are they 18"?
18" Zax.
@@bjornnyland thanks
Great video. My my Model 3 lights are also not in the right position! I will check it out.
Another question to the Model 3 RWD-Driver : Today I got a message from Tesla on my smartphone. They told me, that they saw a failure at my Drive Unit. I have to bring it to a SeC! Is here anybody who has problems like me?
Bra sak! Vil gjøre det samme med min 3`er, men var akkurat i kontakt med NAF, de sier de ikke har dette produktet ennå :)
So many people saying that they are surprised that you can adjust the headlights from inside the car.
My 2001 VW Caddy had that feature, it's a knob inside the car to the left if I recall correctly.
Oh, also my Nissan Micra 1998 and my 2007 Ford S-Max has that too. I didn't even know that there are cars that didn't have the adjustment inside.
I have a Model S feom 2013 and I think the headlights r too weak or too low, at night I feel that I see nothing, anyone with the same problem ?
I guess you have the 25W xenon. Most cars have 35W
Thanks alot foe ur answer, do u know how much does it cost to change them to 35?
I asked NAF if they could do this with my Model 3. They told me Model 3 required a different machine that they don't have and thus they could not do it :(
You should have started that video with that technician saying " so is it easier with the Tesla? Yes it is! Easier than analog!"
E-NAF : the internet version of NAF
But my car has that wheel in the dash to adjust headlights.
I guess that only adjust the height on both at the same time
Poor cut off, missing lighted areas, wrong trafic for ECE...pfff Tesla should ask more quality check on the suppliers and request replacement of those headlamps. The headlamps are part of the safety measures and systems on any car, technically that car it`s not legal to drive. You are going to drive and expect light in the right area of the road...you will have none, it`s a risk of hitting cyclist and pedestrians at night. I expect more from Tesla.
Model 3 actually has one of the best headlights out there.
www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/tesla/model-3-4-door-sedan/2019#headlights
Bjørn Nyland In the EU market though it’s probably one of the worst compared to other modern cars with led.
Best lights ever on my model 3 ❤
If you are going to have an appointment at the Tesla service you can complain about it and they will adjust the lights for you for free.
So Tesla does not have auto-levelling led lights?
That's something different, meant to compensate for a fully loaded car.
To be honest what a crap light beam is coming out of them
no real sharp cutoff line even our renault captur with led headlights has pretty sharp beam with reflector surface
Techder Audios Yes, its really bad. No effort was put into designing these, or maybe just cost cuttings.
That beam pattern is so trash.. I never would imagined that such a simple thing would be so difficult for Tesla. I mean common, there is just no competition with bmw Audi or Mercedes matrix led systems. At 60k I pretend much better quality.
Francesco Parmigiani I think there aim was to get the headlight approved and certified at lowest cost possible, performance is maybe not worth the extra cost of development and production cost.
@@jobathano1660 I'd rather spend €100 more and have some decent headlights, rather than not. At least give me the option to choose (like in other cars that for a couple of hundred euros you can get an upgrade).
Just contacted NAF for an appointment for my Tesla Model 3, but got a respons saying that NAF did not do this and I had to contact Tesla servicecenter instead :(