What is “Adaptive headlamp control” on my 2015 Edge.

[lskarha]

We have a 2015 Titanium Edge AWD 3.5 with everything except the towing package.

On Page 80 of the manual under Autolamps it list these features.
- Configurable daytime running lamps
- Automatic high beams control
- Adaptive headlamp control

Is the Autolamp on/off the “adaptive” headlamp? We had autolamps on our 2013 Edge and 2012 Fusion but no reference to "adaptive".

Adaptive headlamp to me are headlamps that track the angle of the car. Ie Load the back of the Edge and the angel changes and the headlamps auto level. (My 2005 Prius did this.) Or track the headlamps when turning. I tried to google the term but mostly found references to BMWs Adaptive headlamps.

 

So what does “Adaptive” mean in this Ford context?
Thanks,
-Lee

[akirby]

Ford has Adaptive LED headlamps on the MKX and other Lincoln vehicles - I don't think they were offered on the Edge.

[omar302]

Like what akirby said, the Edge doe not have Adaptive Headlights. The information regarding Instrument Cluster settings in the manual seem to be general & cover ALL Ford/Lincoln vehicles (including those outside US).

[enigma-2]

On my 09 MKX, the adaptive headlamp turn left and right as you turn the steering wheel. You can see it work as you go around a curve and the light will turn into the turn before the car centerline to allow you to see the curved roadway.

You can tell if you have adaptive headlights when you first turn the car on. The headlights will swing full over to the left and then to the right to test its operation (self test). Freaked me out when I first bought the car and didn't know what was happening.

 

In the 2015 Edge, the're different, the site explains it better:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/19/9000437/ford-spotlight-adaptive-headlights-announced

Edited October 22, 2015 by enigma-2

[Waldo]

 

In the 2015 Edge, the're different, the site explains it better:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/19/9000437/ford-spotlight-adaptive-headlights-announced

 

That is a new system that isn't yet available on any Ford's in North America. The 2015 Edge doesn't have adaptive headlamps, the MKX does though.

[cv27]

Last paragraph of article:

Ford says these new features should be available in the "near term," but it'll be a long time before you'll see any of these improvements in the US. Archaic regulations still ban any sort of adaptive headlight system like this, whether it comes from Audi, BMW, or Ford.

 

Is this true in the US? If so, I suspect the rest of the Americas won't get this either. I'm surprised NA auto manufacturers aren't breathing down the law makers necks; in any case, I wish they would. After all, this technology could be seen as enhancing security and accident prevention.

[akirby]

I assume the issue is that DOT only allows 4 lamps on the front at any given point. High beams that use both lamps is 4 total so you can't add the spotlights.

 

I don't think the automakers will have much success with the DOT - I think it will require the general public to demand changes to the lighting regulations.

[cv27]

You would think someone at DOT would figure it's not the number of front lamps that matters, but more the summed intensity being pitched at an incoming car. I know, we're talking government.

[Waldo]

You would think someone at DOT would figure it's not the number of front lamps that matters, but more the summed intensity being pitched at an incoming car. I know, we're talking government.

 

Of course they know all of this stuff, they just don't have any budget to make the appropriate changes. If you want to pay more taxes, you can have the government make changes.