They are amazing, i love them... Weirdly though ive had a couple of situations at night where the oncoming cars have flashed me so ive had to turn them off until theyve passed.
@@npoleary awesome! 👍🏽 I’m also really impressed with the multi beams on the A class, and describe them as like a “curtain” of light that extends and closes depending on other traffic, curves in the road etc.
My EQC is equipped with these lights. It's the very best light I ever had on a car. Can't wait to get the digital lights on the next MB. Thank for the video.
That was one of your most professional videos yet. Really impressive. And in reply to your last question, of course we want you to cover the future lighting. They sound really awesome. Mind you, having experienced these headlights on my CLA I think they are the item that has impressed me the most. That and MBUX. And the Ambient Lighting. And the…………….. Thanks again and have a good.week Nick.🇲🇹🇬🇧🇺🇦🇮🇪👍
Very helpful indeed. The manual of my new EQA did not explain this properly, but you did. I used my headlights a couple of weeks ago, but unfortunately the adaptive light system was not working properly, the lights stayed on dipped beam all the time and I could not get any main beam function. So I will definitely have to get this checked out at the service centre. Thank you for a crystal clear exposition.
You do more for Mercedes than any other sort of advertising. Indeed your videos are very useful and such a joy for adults to warch and learn. Nothing about scratchy plastics, door pockets, and cup holders that really anoy me on other channels.
very informative as always. I once drove through a foggy freeway in oz once and I was amazed how the headlights adjusted due to it so I can see ahead with minimal reflection ! just amazing combination of software and sensor systems !
Great video and clear explanation of how the system works. I have this system on my C Class and as much as I love tech I found this to be unreliable with lots of oncoming vehicles flashing me as the lights blind them. When it works, great, but it seems that if the road is uneven or there are dips, uphill and downhill sections, it doesn’t cope well and I find myself turning the system off. I guess it will continue to develop and improve over time with new iterations being released.
Same here on a 2017 E class with multibeam LED. It works most of the time but not all the time so people will flash at you every so often. So I've chosen not to use it.
This is truly a great feature when driving here in Sweden. Where I drive there are often moose, deer and sometimes reindeer on the roads. The most critical moment is when you meet another car in the dark and with normal lights you have to turn off you head lights and you lose vision of the side of the road. With my adaptive headlights the side of the road is still lit up and you get that extra fraction of a second to react to a large animal about to step up on the road ahead of you. Great technology!
Thanks Nick. When I start my 2018 S450 at night I'm always impressed by the "light dance" but until now never understood it's practical application. As with a lot of things in my car, I find this scary cool but also scary in terms of likely repair/replacement cost. 😎
Really great explanation, Nick, plus graphics that “show how.” 👍🏻 The light “bounce-back” from traffic signs can be very bright, and it’s good to see that MB has dealt with this.
Okay, it’s official: I am ADDICTED to your channel, Nick! My 2023 C-43 AMG has been in the shop four a couple of days due to those low profile tires and wheels not standing up to awful potholes on local streets.) I have a long list of tips and things to try from your videos when I get my baby back on Thursday!
I love the multi beam on my E cab. They do blind and dazzle some drivers but generally they’re good at adapting. Really bright and do make me feel a lot safer at night time. Better than the matrix led I had on my Velar
Excellent video, going over the tech. I used is for the first time on my GLE 350 and was impressed. Didn’t get flashed on by any cars during the journey yet but will continue to monitor
Hi Nick. I purchased my 2021 A Class 200 sport saloon in May last year with only 1700 miles on the click. Love the car but at first was concerned about all the tech. Have to say your weekly broadcasts have been an amazing help. Much easier to see than read, especially the break hold mode as I was struggling to come to terms with the electric brake. Best watch of the week keep it up!
Ow my god I just realized I have this featuring my E350 , until today I discovered over 12 feature in my car I haven't been aware of until I watch your videos
The adaptive technology in my 2019 E-300 in the US isn’t quite as advanced, but still super convenient, the full beams will just shut down automatically when it senses other lights. It’s really nice to “set and forget”, but less convenient when I drive other cars and blind everyone else 😂 Your videos are fantastic!
I had no idea I had this until recently on my used 2015 E-Class in the UK. Driving in Italy in the country made it so nice. You do have to see it in person to see how quick and good it is. Imagine I have it in an 8-year old car and works just as well. I don't understand why the US has only recently allowed this. The other benefit you didn't mention for UK-based cars is that when you drive over into France you can simply change it to "Right-Side Driving" and it will work correctly in Europe without blinding other drivers. Just remember to switch it back on return to the UK!
My GLB unfortunately does not have it (it’s 3 years old) but I rented an Audi q5 this week and I was mesmerized by this technology . I will absolutely get this on my next Benz
Thanks Nick, had them on my A200 and again on my new GLA250e. Knew a little of how they worked, trial and many errors, but much clearer now. Living in the New Forest means I've 'annoyed' many oncoming drivers but have learnt to use the 'dipper'. Works great in town and motorway.
Plz cover the new light technology, I can't believe what I just saw, thanks for always educating us on the wizardry of mercedes benz, what an amazing video, in fact all your videos are amazing because the time and effort alone put into these video is remarkable
Thank you! Excellent suggestion! That’s possible! I’ve had a few suggestions for Digital Light which is Mercedes-Benz’s newest and latest light technology, I might do that in that video 👍🏼👀
Got them on my merc and I get flashed off on coming cars often. That wasn’t the case with my previous car, a BMW 5 series which also had adaptive headlights.
Had to revisit this video as I get flashed when I’m just on dipped beam. I can see that my dipped beam lights up the road ahead and quite a bit more of the bushes/trees. Put on full beam and I flood the road ahead with even more. So are we just much more brighter or is it in need of adjustment 🤔
Hey Graham, they are brighter but within legal tolerances but if you don’t think it’s right, just ask your local Mercedes dealership and they’ll be able to take a look
I had a 2007 Vw Passat with adaptiv cruise control, and xenonlight with high beam assist and corner lights. It blanked out oncoming traffic and cars in front. And the headlights turned 15º in corners + extra cornering lights (not foglights) under 40 km/t in sharp turns or if you had the turn-signal on. I will never buy a car without that equipment. Good lights and stressless queuing. :-)
I have the previous version of this system on my W212 E Class Facelift. It's the same as those on the W222 S Class PREfacelift. They work great. They have less LED segments but the actual light modules move to create the block around approaching cars or cars in front whereas this actively switches off multiple LEDs to do the same. It's really cool.
@@nelami1820 It isn't ALOT less accurate and ALOT slower. It has been very accurate. Never been flashed. And it reacts very quickly. There's cars today that are unable to match the system. Mercedes was way ahead of time with it. It's one of the features that make it feel like a new car. What 20 year old car has such lights? And if that's not what you're implying, what makes that tech equate to something that's 20 years old when it's one of the features that make it feel like it came out yesterday?
@@SDav21 what you feel is one thing. Facts is another. I have tried your slow system i have tried multi beam and i have tried new digital light system. All three are waay bettee than the one before. So your moving light is old news buddy. Yours have like 8 spots with moving lens. Multibeam have 82 lights per side so total of 160 smal leds. Digital lights have 1 milion small mirrors acting like leds. Covering 8 spots per light vs 1 million. You do the math it becomes night and day. But hey as long as you feel good is the most important
@@nelami1820 I didn't say it's better than the new systems. But for a 10 year old system it's amazing. I drive my car daily. Most cars these days don't even have something similar. It makes a massive difference in night time driving and reacts more than quick enough such that I've never been flashed. It's very good. I've also driven the E Class with the newer system. It's crazy good yes. Anyway, I don't see why you have the need to be condescending. Have a good day.
I'm really excited about digital light. The first car to get it in America is going to be the 2023 W206 C Class. I recently got my 2022 GLE and I'm a little bummed I have to wait 4 more years before I can spec that on its replacement when the lease is up! That being said, the basic automatic high beams are super cool and work surprisingly well, it picks up other cars and shuts of the high beams from a very VERY long distance away every single time so I'm not worried about blinding other drivers.
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼 Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
The nearest I have come to a system like this was when I owned my Ford Focus titanium X which had "Ford's intelligent system" it had HID lights as the headlights and all other lights were LED. It did not blank out sections where other vehicles were but automatically dipped the headlights when it detected other vehicles around you. If the road ahead was clear it went onto full beam. On the cornering light, it had the best system I have ever seen as you turned your steering wheel the HID light swivelled in the direction you turned your wheel and shone the light into where you were heading, a second bulb right next to the HID then illuminated in order to replace the straight-ahead light lost when the HID swivelled. I just left my lights on auto ( as I still do) and the system just fully worked
I remember I had HID lights once! Yea they were amazing compared with Halogens. Still need to try out Mercedes-Benz’s latest called Digital Light, apparently it’s even better than before 👀
Hi Nick, Another really useful information video. I have A200 premium plus so have them. Oncoming cars Flash me though. So I took it back to Mercedes World Brooklands. They turned the headlight units down… Made no difference still got flashed but now on dip I could hardly see any distance in front. So as a retired car mechanic I re aligned them on dip manually against my garage. Dip is fine now but get flashed on Auto. The right headlight dip for oncoming traffic isn’t enough in its own imho. I believe the left is still blinding oncoming traffic. Anyway love your videos.
Thanks Stuart! Glad you love the videos! Hmmm if you don’t think something’s right though hopefully your local Mercedes might be able to investigate. It sounds like they’ve already looked but at the dipped beam. Not sure if it’s different for full beam, they might be able to look at that specifically.
I find that since they dip when they sense on coming headlights, on a wavy, curvy road they can get caught out. Also some people flash the instant they see a high beam rather then waiting a second for the dip to happen. They are excellent when following another car though, lighting up the around the car in front.
Be great if you could cover the AMG driving experience you get when you buy a Mercedes AMG. Just done my day at Mercedes-Benz World and it was really interesting, i learnt quite a lot about the cars safety systems and got to put them to the test. I also paid for the dash footage from the experience, which you are more than welcome to use if you would ever require it for a future video.
I have MultiBeam LED on my 2017 W213 but at first I was disappointed because that system didn't work the way I saw on UA-cam :-( High beams never came on, automatic black square on the vehicle in front, ...but I figured it out later. Then I understood :-) ... This feature doesn't work when I'm in the city and the street lights are on. The race when I was driving outside the city in a dark area, Voila!!! Great game with the light beam, widening the beam when I turn, and so on. Great feature. Sometimes my drivers from they flash in the opposite direction, but I don't react.😀
Thanks for the video on light adjustment for continental driving, assume dashboard can also be changed to KM per Hour and road speed sign recognition can also be changed. Just purchased a @@D GLB premier Plus find your tips an excellent tutorial
Great video and very informative Nick! Enjoying all your videos, especially all the tips and demos! Learning a lot and applying it to our GLE 53 AMG Coupe. Thanks
My CLA SB P+ is currently in with Mercedes-Benz for an issue with the boot lid rattling. I have a loaner in the form of a A-Class premium. Of all the things I miss from my Premium Plus, that the Premium doesn’t have, is the Multibeam LED headlights (Oh, and the sunroof)
Those 1950s Citroens were there first - with the headlights that turned together with the steering wheel. That was mechanical, though - great actuators moving both lights on both sides. A maintenance nightmare, I've been told!
Cheers. I'll try that next time the situation occurs. However, the use of these dreaded 'rear fog lights' is a nightmare. The only time I will use them is in thick fog, when I can perceive that there is nobody behind me and that someone could likely be approaching me driving fast. As soon as I can see that there is a car behind me that it has obviously slowed down because of my presence, the damn things go off. What is more scary is that if I leave them on they are unlikely to see my brake lights if I have to slow down!
Yes!!!! Please cover the Digital Light system!!!! And do they also help in foggy road conditions, especially at night? Keep up your wonderful explanations!
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼 Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
I love the Multibeam LED in my C300 (2019). I can drive all the way from East to West Denmark (420 km) at night with lights in the max. position. It's SO great. But please share the newer MB lights systems in another video.
I did not know about cornering lights until mine activated my first night drive. Here in Belgium, lots of people just step into cross walks wthout looking, at night, wearing black, and those lights have prevented accidents. The stop-start function also gave me a good joke. I was not ready for it.
Hi Mate, Awesome video and explanation not even know these feature exist in my car. Thanks. Still now not sure about the wipers settings and button use in the car can you make a future video about it.
The only way the multibeam system is confused is by FOG in a countryside setting. The system sees a 'clear' road ahead and puts the lights up to full. Unfortunately the fog reflects back at the driver, but not enough to 'dip' the lights. The only way I could 'dip' my lights in this situation was to move the light switch to manual and then I had full control over the lights. This happened the first day I had my car (A250e) and confused the hell out of me as the multibeam kept putting the lights on full and reflecting the fog back at me!! Other than this it is a superb system!
The adaptability of lighting is highly impressive, however the parts that benefit other drivers should be standard as it then becomes a potentially safety aspect or lets say reduce the element of other drivers making mistakes… Great bit of tech & really like how it works, camera’s never really show & you really need to see with your own eyes.
Another good video Nick 👍 For video suggestion please can you cover again traffic sign assist? I have driving assistance package on my A class premium plus and it is bit of hit and miss. I would like the car to adapt the speed as per signs but sometimes I get LIM on the screen rather than the circle with max speed. Similar about setting the distance from car in front. Thanks
Thanks Ketan! 🤓 Sadly no you can’t upgrade existing headlights, I believe Mercedes dealerships can only sell the cars as they’re described on their spec sheets.
im not suprised that in US Matrix or Inteli Lights are prohibited. These technologies are very blindy... Its a nightmare when bypassing or driving in front of. Its great for the owner of such technology - yes its really amazing :)
I finally took delivery of my C300 AMG Line Premium at the end of May, and on Tuesday I realised that I'd never driven it in the dark... So I read up on the headlights section of the user manual, (five pages just on headlights; more confused than ever), and took my car out. I believe it does have Digital Light. I tried pushing the stalk forward for main beam but all I got was the white icon; nothing happened to the headlights. I went down several unlit roads but my headlights remained on dipped beam all the while and none of the things you describe and show in the video happened. I subsequently realised that to manually put the lights onto main beam the main lights selector switch has to be moved away from the 'Auto' setting that it had been on, but I'm still a bit disappointed that my headlights do not do the fancy things you describe. Can I add myself to the list of people asking you to do a video specifically on Digital Light please.
Yes I’d love to cover Digital Light just need Mercedes to let me have a car to do it in! 🤓 but it’ll work exactly the same way on unlit roads as Multibeam LED so you should see something. Just bear in mind, road has to be very dark (no lights) and you do have to be driving too (won’t work stationary).
Planning that as we speak 🤫 Haha Although I do film my videos weeks in advance so this should be for mid September. Fingers crossed! I’m excited to see it too! PS: Thank you for subscribing! New videos every Friday 👀
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼 Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
US DOT regulations changed in 2019 and full multi beam/matrix lifts are now permitted. There are many specialists who recode the US headlights to add back in the missing coding to then allow EU levels of lighting adaptation as the actual headlights are the same. Also the adaptive LED E Class headlights are the same on RHD and LHD cars, the different part numbers just refer to the software coding for the dip beam pattern 👍
Thank you for your very fine and instructive videos. I would like very much to see your video of the digital light. I have to wait another three to four months for my new C300e and I have ordered digital light.
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼 Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
Thank you Nick, I'm looking forward to seeing your video. I have had some trouble with my digital light (-and Mercedes has not been able to help!) so I hope your video can help.
My car didn't have the "light show" and it didn't show the route guidance on the road when changing lanes. I was told that I had to buy that as an extra digital package, in Denmark it is called "Indivualization package". Here I should get different lightprojections and other things, but it didn't work. Mercedes (not my local dealer who insists that I have bought lightprojections!) tried to find out what could be wrong, and gave me some suggestions, but no luck. Therefore I returned it.
What amazing very cool lights so amazingy cool how does it work how do the head lights work on your Mercedes are you going to buy one of your fantastic video
Great video Nick! Nick do you have any experience with MB installing a FLIR setup? How would they do it and can they integrate it into the current hud display?
Great video thanks Nick. Now that we are coming out of the pandemic and may be thinking about taking our cars on the continent, I wonder if you could cover how Mercedes deal with adapting headlights if you are travelling abroad and whether any settings need to be adjusted. Also I guess you could also talk about you need to consider anything else like turning off the tow away alarm whilst on a ferry.
Pls consider doing a video regarding the proper way of putting a MB on ‘vacation mode’ -say for 5-6 months. How do i ensure a flawless restart after months of idle storage?
I did have a W211 2007 with xenon ILS once. Converted the inner high beam lamps to xenon. Then it was four xenon lamps in high beam position. That was bright a long way on the road, very pleased with that. Now I have a W212 facelift with multi beam and that do some magic tricks but is not that bright to light up further away, a bit disappointed I am.
They are amazing, i love them... Weirdly though ive had a couple of situations at night where the oncoming cars have flashed me so ive had to turn them off until theyve passed.
I had this also until I noticed that I have put the lights on left when drive while it's right. Itns in the car settings
Yes, a video on the new Digital Lights as found in the new C class. 👍🏽
Thanks Gordon, I’ll see what I can do! 👀👍🏼
@@npoleary awesome! 👍🏽 I’m also really impressed with the multi beams on the A class, and describe them as like a “curtain” of light that extends and closes depending on other traffic, curves in the road etc.
You just keep giving us detailed info 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾as a future Merc owner I appreciate you
Thank you! No problem! 🤓👍🏼
My EQC is equipped with these lights. It's the very best light I ever had on a car. Can't wait to get the digital lights on the next MB. Thank for the video.
I’ll see what I can do! 🤓
Pretty awesome technology. I optioned it in my GLC43
That was one of your most professional videos yet. Really impressive. And in reply to your last question, of course we want you to cover the future lighting. They sound really awesome. Mind you, having experienced these headlights on my CLA I think they are the item that has impressed me the most. That and MBUX. And the Ambient Lighting. And the…………….. Thanks again and have a good.week Nick.🇲🇹🇬🇧🇺🇦🇮🇪👍
Thanks Joseph! Glad you enjoyed the video! Amazing I’ll add it to the list! 👀
Very helpful indeed. The manual of my new EQA did not explain this properly, but you did. I used my headlights a couple of weeks ago, but unfortunately the adaptive light system was not working properly, the lights stayed on dipped beam all the time and I could not get any main beam function. So I will definitely have to get this checked out at the service centre. Thank you for a crystal clear exposition.
It’s literally the best feature in my car. 😍 night driving has never been the same.
You do more for Mercedes than any other sort of advertising.
Indeed your videos are very useful and such a joy for adults to warch and learn.
Nothing about scratchy plastics, door pockets, and cup holders that really anoy me on other channels.
Haha awesome! Thank you! 🤓🙏
very informative as always. I once drove through a foggy freeway in oz once and I was amazed how the headlights adjusted due to it so I can see ahead with minimal reflection ! just amazing combination of software and sensor systems !
Great video and clear explanation of how the system works. I have this system on my C Class and as much as I love tech I found this to be unreliable with lots of oncoming vehicles flashing me as the lights blind them. When it works, great, but it seems that if the road is uneven or there are dips, uphill and downhill sections, it doesn’t cope well and I find myself turning the system off. I guess it will continue to develop and improve over time with new iterations being released.
Yup, got the same problem. Was hoping someone would make this comment and perhaps get a solution.
I also get flashed off on coming traffic. This wasn’t the case with my BMW.
Same here on a 2017 E class with multibeam LED. It works most of the time but not all the time so people will flash at you every so often. So I've chosen not to use it.
@@zodrob7 I have the same problem with my Multibeam lights.. I've heard that Mercedes has a speciel tool to adjust the headlights
What am I missing. How do you activate Auto Bright fea?
SO SUPER COOL !! i live out in the country and they are awesome as i scan for deer when traveling down a 2 lane road looking for deer and critters !!!
This is truly a great feature when driving here in Sweden. Where I drive there are often moose, deer and sometimes reindeer on the roads. The most critical moment is when you meet another car in the dark and with normal lights you have to turn off you head lights and you lose vision of the side of the road. With my adaptive headlights the side of the road is still lit up and you get that extra fraction of a second to react to a large animal about to step up on the road ahead of you. Great technology!
Thanks Nick. When I start my 2018 S450 at night I'm always impressed by the "light dance" but until now never understood it's practical application. As with a lot of things in my car, I find this scary cool but also scary in terms of likely repair/replacement cost. 😎
Hey John, thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! Ah yes the startup animation, yes it’s pretty cool!
Really great explanation, Nick, plus graphics that “show how.” 👍🏻 The light “bounce-back” from traffic signs can be very bright, and it’s good to see that MB has dealt with this.
I love this function.
Me too! Wish I had it on my car! 😎
Okay, it’s official: I am ADDICTED to your channel, Nick! My 2023 C-43 AMG has been in the shop four a couple of days due to those low profile tires and wheels not standing up to awful potholes on local streets.) I have a long list of tips and things to try from your videos when I get my baby back on Thursday!
Awh thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos! Got some super exciting things lined up soon for all car owners!
i've got C43 s205 2015 and it has ILS adaptive high beam and i freaking love it
Mercedes has done a good job I like this kind of lights.
Very nice five star attention to detail and explanation
Thank you! 🙏🤓
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the multi beam on my E cab. They do blind and dazzle some drivers but generally they’re good at adapting. Really bright and do make me feel a lot safer at night time. Better than the matrix led I had on my Velar
Ah Nice one nick , Thanks for making the video we asked for, it turned out very clear , good job mate
No worries! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓
Excellent video, going over the tech. I used is for the first time on my GLE 350 and was impressed. Didn’t get flashed on by any cars during the journey yet but will continue to monitor
Hi Nick. I purchased my 2021 A Class 200 sport saloon in May last year with only 1700 miles on the click. Love the car but at first was concerned about all the tech. Have to say your weekly broadcasts have been an amazing help. Much easier to see than read, especially the break hold mode as I was struggling to come to terms with the electric brake. Best watch of the week keep it up!
Thank you David! Glad you’re loving the videos! 🤓
I’ll try and keep them coming! 👀
Ow my god I just realized I have this featuring my E350 , until today I discovered over 12 feature in my car I haven't been aware of until I watch your videos
Sounds awesome! Glad you’re enjoying the videos!
cant wait to test it out once my full option c-class will be delivered
The adaptive technology in my 2019 E-300 in the US isn’t quite as advanced, but still super convenient, the full beams will just shut down automatically when it senses other lights.
It’s really nice to “set and forget”, but less convenient when I drive other cars and blind everyone else 😂
Your videos are fantastic!
A 2014 Toyota Corolla has the same auto high beam feature
I had no idea I had this until recently on my used 2015 E-Class in the UK. Driving in Italy in the country made it so nice. You do have to see it in person to see how quick and good it is. Imagine I have it in an 8-year old car and works just as well. I don't understand why the US has only recently allowed this.
The other benefit you didn't mention for UK-based cars is that when you drive over into France you can simply change it to "Right-Side Driving" and it will work correctly in Europe without blinding other drivers. Just remember to switch it back on return to the UK!
Thank you, Sir Nick! As always!
Haha no worries! 🤓
My GLB unfortunately does not have it (it’s 3 years old) but I rented an Audi q5 this week and I was mesmerized by this technology . I will absolutely get this on my next Benz
Great video and very clear explanation, Nick.
Thank you! 🙏🤓🙏
Great explanation and well worth the watch
Thank you! 🤓
Thanks Nick, had them on my A200 and again on my new GLA250e. Knew a little of how they worked, trial and many errors, but much clearer now. Living in the New Forest means I've 'annoyed' many oncoming drivers but have learnt to use the 'dipper'. Works great in town and motorway.
Plz cover the new light technology, I can't believe what I just saw, thanks for always educating us on the wizardry of mercedes benz, what an amazing video, in fact all your videos are amazing because the time and effort alone put into these video is remarkable
Thank you! 🤓 of course I haven’t actually tried it out yet 😅
Hopefully will over the next month!
Thanks Nick, love your videos.
I would like to see a video of digital LED, Thanks. Have myself an C300e from 2022 and I absolutly love it.
Cheers
Thank you!
Is that the LED High Performance Headlights? Or MULTIBEAM LED? 🤓
My adaptive beam on my c63s is awesome, perfect for country driving at night.
Brilliant video again Nick. Would be nice to see how effective the multibeam leds are from the perspective of an oncoming vehicle driver.
Thank you! Excellent suggestion! That’s possible!
I’ve had a few suggestions for Digital Light which is Mercedes-Benz’s newest and latest light technology, I might do that in that video 👍🏼👀
Got them on my merc and I get flashed off on coming cars often. That wasn’t the case with my previous car, a BMW 5 series which also had adaptive headlights.
Had to revisit this video as I get flashed when I’m just on dipped beam. I can see that my dipped beam lights up the road ahead and quite a bit more of the bushes/trees. Put on full beam and I flood the road ahead with even more. So are we just much more brighter or is it in need of adjustment 🤔
Hey Graham, they are brighter but within legal tolerances but if you don’t think it’s right, just ask your local Mercedes dealership and they’ll be able to take a look
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Merc = “Mercury”
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Thank you Nick
I really wanted a video about this
and yes please make another video about the new headlight technology
How amazingy cool gadgets on that super Mercedes Benz those are some amazingly cool headlights on that car
I had a 2007 Vw Passat with adaptiv cruise control, and xenonlight with high beam assist and corner lights.
It blanked out oncoming traffic and cars in front.
And the headlights turned 15º in corners + extra cornering lights (not foglights) under 40 km/t in sharp turns or if you had the turn-signal on.
I will never buy a car without that equipment. Good lights and stressless queuing. :-)
I have the previous version of this system on my W212 E Class Facelift. It's the same as those on the W222 S Class PREfacelift. They work great. They have less LED segments but the actual light modules move to create the block around approaching cars or cars in front whereas this actively switches off multiple LEDs to do the same. It's really cool.
Alot less accurate and a lot slower but yes the rest is the same, just as your lights are the same as 20 year old cars
@@nelami1820 It isn't ALOT less accurate and ALOT slower. It has been very accurate. Never been flashed. And it reacts very quickly. There's cars today that are unable to match the system. Mercedes was way ahead of time with it. It's one of the features that make it feel like a new car. What 20 year old car has such lights? And if that's not what you're implying, what makes that tech equate to something that's 20 years old when it's one of the features that make it feel like it came out yesterday?
@@SDav21 what you feel is one thing. Facts is another. I have tried your slow system i have tried multi beam and i have tried new digital light system. All three are waay bettee than the one before. So your moving light is old news buddy.
Yours have like 8 spots with moving lens. Multibeam have 82 lights per side so total of 160 smal leds. Digital lights have 1 milion small mirrors acting like leds.
Covering 8 spots per light vs 1 million. You do the math it becomes night and day. But hey as long as you feel good is the most important
@@nelami1820 I didn't say it's better than the new systems. But for a 10 year old system it's amazing. I drive my car daily. Most cars these days don't even have something similar. It makes a massive difference in night time driving and reacts more than quick enough such that I've never been flashed. It's very good. I've also driven the E Class with the newer system. It's crazy good yes. Anyway, I don't see why you have the need to be condescending. Have a good day.
@@SDav21 you too my friend have a good day forget the rest
I'm really excited about digital light. The first car to get it in America is going to be the 2023 W206 C Class. I recently got my 2022 GLE and I'm a little bummed I have to wait 4 more years before I can spec that on its replacement when the lease is up! That being said, the basic automatic high beams are super cool and work surprisingly well, it picks up other cars and shuts of the high beams from a very VERY long distance away every single time so I'm not worried about blinding other drivers.
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼
Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
The nearest I have come to a system like this was when I owned my Ford Focus titanium X which had "Ford's intelligent system" it had HID lights as the headlights and all other lights were LED. It did not blank out sections where other vehicles were but automatically dipped the headlights when it detected other vehicles around you. If the road ahead was clear it went onto full beam. On the cornering light, it had the best system I have ever seen as you turned your steering wheel the HID light swivelled in the direction you turned your wheel and shone the light into where you were heading, a second bulb right next to the HID then illuminated in order to replace the straight-ahead light lost when the HID swivelled. I just left my lights on auto ( as I still do) and the system just fully worked
I remember I had HID lights once! Yea they were amazing compared with Halogens. Still need to try out Mercedes-Benz’s latest called Digital Light, apparently it’s even better than before 👀
@@npoleary light wise there is not a great deal of difference between HID and LED
Amazing technology - love all your videos
Hi Nick, Another really useful information video. I have A200 premium plus so have them. Oncoming cars Flash me though. So I took it back to Mercedes World Brooklands. They turned the headlight units down… Made no difference still got flashed but now on dip I could hardly see any distance in front. So as a retired car mechanic I re aligned them on dip manually against my garage. Dip is fine now but get flashed on Auto. The right headlight dip for oncoming traffic isn’t enough in its own imho. I believe the left is still blinding oncoming traffic. Anyway love your videos.
Thanks Stuart! Glad you love the videos!
Hmmm if you don’t think something’s right though hopefully your local Mercedes might be able to investigate. It sounds like they’ve already looked but at the dipped beam. Not sure if it’s different for full beam, they might be able to look at that specifically.
I find that since they dip when they sense on coming headlights, on a wavy, curvy road they can get caught out. Also some people flash the instant they see a high beam rather then waiting a second for the dip to happen. They are excellent when following another car though, lighting up the around the car in front.
As always, love every video and learn so much! Thank you, Nick.
Nick does it again. Im intrigued by the restriction in the US. I've got some homework to do. Great work as always, Nick.
Thanks Mr Rick! 🤓
Just realised you were on the back roads around Alderholt. 😃
Maybe…👀
Be great if you could cover the AMG driving experience you get when you buy a Mercedes AMG.
Just done my day at Mercedes-Benz World and it was really interesting, i learnt quite a lot about the cars safety systems and got to put them to the test.
I also paid for the dash footage from the experience, which you are more than welcome to use if you would ever require it for a future video.
Hey The Tech Giant, thank you! I’d love to! Got it in my list of suggestions for future videos!
And thank you for the offer! 🤓
Hi Nick, it’s great features, and the way you demonstrate it’s good 👍 thank you so much for beautiful vlog 🙏
No problem Jag! Thank you! 🤓🙏
I have MultiBeam LED on my 2017 W213 but at first I was disappointed because that system didn't work the way I saw on UA-cam :-( High beams never came on, automatic black square on the vehicle in front, ...but I figured it out later. Then I understood :-) ... This feature doesn't work when I'm in the city and the street lights are on. The race when I was driving outside the city in a dark area, Voila!!! Great game with the light beam, widening the beam when I turn, and so on. Great feature. Sometimes my drivers from they flash in the opposite direction, but I don't react.😀
Hi Nick thanks again ,the videos are so good and so useful
Thank you Andy! 🤓👍🏼
Thanks for the video on light adjustment for continental driving, assume dashboard can also be changed to KM per Hour and road speed sign recognition can also be changed.
Just purchased a @@D GLB premier Plus find your tips an excellent tutorial
Yea you can change from miles to km on the dashboard.
For GLB’s it’s on the centre screen:
HOME
SETTINGS
SYSTEM
UNITS
Hi Nick, great explanation as always... We have the multi beam and its awesome, you have to experience it to believe it. Thanks again...
Thanks Mark! 🤓
i used to have a ford s max with something similar. It is even more impressive if you use it in fog, feels like flying a spaceship
Great video and very informative Nick! Enjoying all your videos, especially all the tips and demos! Learning a lot and applying it to our GLE 53 AMG Coupe. Thanks
Awesome! Thank you! 🤓
Awesome video as always Nick. Very informative and amazing demonstration as well 😀
Thank you! 🤓 Glad you enjoyed it!
Fab as always Nick.
These lights are brilliantly efficient and increase safety, an amazing achievement.
Unlimited number of interior lights available but everyone chooses blue.
😅 shows up best on camera 👀
My dads 2018 E400 driver door the light strip doesn't work anymore. Mercedes went too cheap lately.
Nope! I made my interior lights PINK! 🌸🌸🌸😉
I chose yellow and red with the sport style displays, cause I thought the same - everyone goes for blue and progressive style.
Purples the best, Ive mine on purple
Excellent video ! My C Class is just a few months old . I did not know any of this ! How would I have known?
My CLA SB P+ is currently in with Mercedes-Benz for an issue with the boot lid rattling.
I have a loaner in the form of a A-Class premium.
Of all the things I miss from my Premium Plus, that the Premium doesn’t have, is the Multibeam LED headlights
(Oh, and the sunroof)
Oh no!
Ah hope they get it sorted for you! At least it’s in the right place!
@@npoleary she’s finally back, but now with damage to the body work. She’ll be back with Mercedes again to get that done
Those 1950s Citroens were there first - with the headlights that turned together with the steering wheel.
That was mechanical, though - great actuators moving both lights on both sides. A maintenance nightmare, I've been told!
Cheers. I'll try that next time the situation occurs. However, the use of these dreaded 'rear fog lights' is a nightmare. The only time I will use them is in thick fog, when I can perceive that there is nobody behind me and that someone could likely be approaching me driving fast. As soon as I can see that there is a car behind me that it has obviously slowed down because of my presence, the damn things go off. What is more scary is that if I leave them on they are unlikely to see my brake lights if I have to slow down!
Excellent, thank you
Next video about the digital lights please?😁😁
I’ll add it to the list 👀
Yes!!!! Please cover the Digital Light system!!!! And do they also help in foggy road conditions, especially at night? Keep up your wonderful explanations!
Hoping to cover it soon! 🤓 I know it’s been a while but trying to obtain a car that has it! 🤓👍🏼
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼
Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
Espectacular. Tenho no meu GLA 200d .2022
Nick, great video. Would love to see the same for digital headlights.
Thanks Tim, I’ll add it to the list! 🤓
Hello Nick
I am definitely interested in the digital headlights; how they work and what they can do.
Always appreciate watching your weekly episodes.
Thank you! 🙏🤓
I’ll add it to the list!
I think Mercedes benz should make you a spokesperson and pay you for your videos. Thanks for all the info.
Wow thank you! That would be amazing!
Glad you’re enjoying the videos! 🤓
@@npoleary It's great information. some features that I didn't even know were available in our GLE350. Thank you for putting it out.
Good Video Sir
Thank you! 🙏🙏
I love the Multibeam LED in my C300 (2019). I can drive all the way from East to West Denmark (420 km) at night with lights in the max. position. It's SO great. But please share the newer MB lights systems in another video.
Thanks Roland! I’ll see what I can do 👀
Very good again nick EXELLENT. Micky
Thank you! 🤓
I did not know about cornering lights until mine activated my first night drive. Here in Belgium, lots of people just step into cross walks wthout looking, at night, wearing black, and those lights have prevented accidents. The stop-start function also gave me a good joke. I was not ready for it.
Hi Mate, Awesome video and explanation not even know these feature exist in my car. Thanks. Still now not sure about the wipers settings and button use in the car can you make a future video about it.
Thank you! I’ll add it to the list for potential future videos! 🤓
I never knew any of this .. So that's why it does all the weird stuff when the lights come on
The only way the multibeam system is confused is by FOG in a countryside setting. The system sees a 'clear' road ahead and puts the lights up to full. Unfortunately the fog reflects back at the driver, but not enough to 'dip' the lights. The only way I could 'dip' my lights in this situation was to move the light switch to manual and then I had full control over the lights. This happened the first day I had my car (A250e) and confused the hell out of me as the multibeam kept putting the lights on full and reflecting the fog back at me!! Other than this it is a superb system!
Yeah same here, hadnt had car long too, so turn the adaptive off in misty of foggy conditions now 👍🏼
Stick your rear fog light on and the multi beam will stay low and not light up in full.
Thankyou 👍👍👍👍
I love my multibeam lights, they even highlight animals like kangaroos
Multibeam is amazing! 🤓 ah that’s good!
The adaptability of lighting is highly impressive, however the parts that benefit other drivers should be standard as it then becomes a potentially safety aspect or lets say reduce the element of other drivers making mistakes…
Great bit of tech & really like how it works, camera’s never really show & you really need to see with your own eyes.
I'm considering ordering the new c class 300e fitted with the new digital light headlights, I would love a video on them.
Hoping to film that soon! 👀
Another good video Nick 👍 For video suggestion please can you cover again traffic sign assist? I have driving assistance package on my A class premium plus and it is bit of hit and miss. I would like the car to adapt the speed as per signs but sometimes I get LIM on the screen rather than the circle with max speed. Similar about setting the distance from car in front. Thanks
Thank you! Yes I’ll add it to the list for potential future videos! 🤓
Hi Nick great Video just wondered are the new digital lights being fitted to all news models, but yeah the multi beam are really good.
Thanks Paul! Glad you enjoyed it! No just newly launched models. I believe it’s on the new C-Class and S-Class at the moment (available as an option)
Very good explanation. Also is it possible to upgrade the old Mercedes with new adaptive headlight. Please cover this in your upcoming videos
Thanks Ketan! 🤓
Sadly no you can’t upgrade existing headlights, I believe Mercedes dealerships can only sell the cars as they’re described on their spec sheets.
WOW!!!!!
Yeah it’s pretty cool! There’s even a newer version out too that I want to try! 👀
im not suprised that in US Matrix or Inteli Lights are prohibited. These technologies are very blindy... Its a nightmare when bypassing or driving in front of. Its great for the owner of such technology - yes its really amazing :)
I finally took delivery of my C300 AMG Line Premium at the end of May, and on Tuesday I realised that I'd never driven it in the dark...
So I read up on the headlights section of the user manual, (five pages just on headlights; more confused than ever), and took my car out. I believe it does have Digital Light.
I tried pushing the stalk forward for main beam but all I got was the white icon; nothing happened to the headlights.
I went down several unlit roads but my headlights remained on dipped beam all the while and none of the things you describe and show in the video happened. I subsequently realised that to manually put the lights onto main beam the main lights selector switch has to be moved away from the 'Auto' setting that it had been on, but I'm still a bit disappointed that my headlights do not do the fancy things you describe.
Can I add myself to the list of people asking you to do a video specifically on Digital Light please.
Yes I’d love to cover Digital Light just need Mercedes to let me have a car to do it in! 🤓
but it’ll work exactly the same way on unlit roads as Multibeam LED so you should see something. Just bear in mind, road has to be very dark (no lights) and you do have to be driving too (won’t work stationary).
Hi Nick. Great channel!! Deserved my subscription. Can you please make a video on the Digital Light of the new SL63?
Planning that as we speak 🤫
Haha
Although I do film my videos weeks in advance so this should be for mid September. Fingers crossed! I’m excited to see it too!
PS: Thank you for subscribing! New videos every Friday 👀
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼
Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
US DOT regulations changed in 2019 and full multi beam/matrix lifts are now permitted. There are many specialists who recode the US headlights to add back in the missing coding to then allow EU levels of lighting adaptation as the actual headlights are the same. Also the adaptive LED E Class headlights are the same on RHD and LHD cars, the different part numbers just refer to the software coding for the dip beam pattern 👍
My three year old VW Arteon did this and it was much more effective than my current C Class
This tech first came out I think in the E-Class in 2016. There are other manufacturers who have similar systems so they will always be similarities 🤓
Hi Nick, can you have a video to introduce the latest digital lights that are using in some of the Mercedes models?
Hey Paul, thanks for the suggestion! I’ll add it to the list! 🤓
Never had so many oncoming cars flash me when using this system. Can’t rely on them and Hardly ever turn them on now. That’s on 6 month old GLA
Thank you for your very fine and instructive videos.
I would like very much to see your video of the digital light. I have to wait another three to four months for my new C300e and I have ordered digital light.
Thanks Torben! I’ll see what I can do 👍🏼
Apologies been such a long time, but Digital Light video coming soon over the next couple of weeks! I haven't forgotten! 👊🏼
Sneak Peak: It's incredible!
Thank you Nick, I'm looking forward to seeing your video.
I have had some trouble with my digital light (-and Mercedes has not been able to help!) so I hope your video can help.
What was wrong with it? I only had it for an evening but just curious what the issue was
My car didn't have the "light show" and it didn't show the route guidance on the road when changing lanes. I was told that I had to buy that as an extra digital package, in Denmark it is called "Indivualization package". Here I should get different lightprojections and other things, but it didn't work. Mercedes (not my local dealer who insists that I have bought lightprojections!) tried to find out what could be wrong, and gave me some suggestions, but no luck. Therefore I returned it.
What amazing very cool lights so amazingy cool how does it work how do the head lights work on your Mercedes are you going to buy one of your fantastic video
Great video Nick! Nick do you have any experience with MB installing a FLIR setup? How would they do it and can they integrate it into the current hud display?
Thank you! I’ve not heard of that before, what is FLIR?
Great video thanks Nick. Now that we are coming out of the pandemic and may be thinking about taking our cars on the continent, I wonder if you could cover how Mercedes deal with adapting headlights if you are travelling abroad and whether any settings need to be adjusted. Also I guess you could also talk about you need to consider anything else like turning off the tow away alarm whilst on a ferry.
so clever you can set to automatically change from left to right hand , amazing.
Thanks Tony! I’ll add it to the list 🤓
Very interesting feature Nick. Can you do a feature on driving a uk standard car in Europe. For example headlight changes and navigation.
Hey Helen, thanks for the suggestion!
I’ll add it to the list of potential future videos! 👀
Pls consider doing a video regarding the proper way of putting a MB on ‘vacation mode’ -say for 5-6 months. How do i ensure a flawless restart after months of idle storage?
That’s a good idea Ronnie, I’ll add it to the list of potential videos! Thanks for the suggestion 🤓
I did have a W211 2007 with xenon ILS once. Converted the inner high beam lamps to xenon. Then it was four xenon lamps in high beam position. That was bright a long way on the road, very pleased with that. Now I have a W212 facelift with multi beam and that do some magic tricks but is not that bright to light up further away, a bit disappointed I am.