I am also trying the High Beam Assist function. I was out this evening, seems to work pretty well

 

Yes, the high assist is pretty flawless, and surprisingly nice to have!

 

Just got my xjl 300 miles no dlrs work , plus how does the hi beam assist work?
Tks

 

Daytime Running Lights will have to be turned on in configuration by the dealer.

High Beam Assist? Well, there is some word play going on there. In the Owner Handbook it is called Auto High Beam; its description and operation can be read there. In our training it was called Automatic Headlamps with Intelligent High Beam. In the car, its settings are listed as High Beam Assist. In "Vehicle Setup" on the instrument pack, it should be set for which side of the road YOU drive on in your country. US cars should be set to "Drive on Right". That sets it for which side of the road to expect oncoming headlights to be. In the "Service Menu" the HBA Sensitivity should be set to Normal; I've been told that sets it properly for ambient night lighting in urban areas. I've seen that nowhere in print, though.

Hope that helps!

Cheers,

 

On 2011 Xj's, your sales person was "supposed" to sit down with you and go over the programmable features of the car and have it programmed to "YOUR" tastes and requests(for what was avail at the time. barring software updates) Daytime running lights are one of those features to activate or deactivate. This is a Jaguar corp directive and if the dealer is trying to charge you for this maybe you should go talk to someone alittle more knowledgable about practices and proceedures. Now this is a 1 time at purchase, not a I change my mind and can you change everything up again deal down the road for free. But I know we set up cars at PDI per newcar sales dept requests and if things need to be change after that they pay the service dept. So for we don't have ANY issues like this, sooooooo theres your info

 

Hi, my car was delivered just 3 weeks ago so a very new build date, the daytime running lights are not enabled, I assumed it would be the LED strip lights but according to the forum it is the actual main lamps, I am due to go into the dealer on Saturday to discuss this but I am only interested in having them activated if it is the LED's so if it is the main lights then I will not bother with it.
The other thing I am asking is whether the auto dim on the rear view mirrors can be switched on and off by me as in my X350 as I cannot find a button for it, I just find it a bit more difficult to judge following car distances when the mirrors are darkened.

 

The Daytime Running Lights sets the dip beam lamps on whenever a gear is selected unless the Parking Brake is on. The LEDs are basically your parking lights, they call them "Signature Lights". They are on with parking lights and headlights.

The Auto Dimming Mirrors are permanently on in the X351. They are only defeated when in reverse gear

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

 

Hi, thats very helpful, many thanks for the info

 

Did they reset dtrl? We are talking about 2011 xj?

 

Hi, I did go into the dealer as they are only 10 minutes from home and they confirmed what I had found here on the forum that it was actually the dim dipped main lights that woul stay on so as I did not want that I didn't get them to do anything.
Yes it is the 2011 car and only came out of the factory 4 weeks ago.
I was chatting with them and they asked how I was getting on with the car, I have done 1600 miles now in the last 3 1/2 weeks and told them I was really really pleased with it, they had not seen a red one before this one and I said I have had so many compliments and looks since having it, they are still a rare sight on the roads over here despite being available for about 10 months now.

 

I thought it's illegal not to have dtrl?

 

Here in the Uk they have only just made the ruling that new cars manufactured after about the 7th or 8th February 2011 must have them fitted, but as yet, it is not law that they have to be used !
it is still mostly mercedes and audis that we see on the road that have the LED running lights in operation but most other cars are still not running with them illuminated. Mind you Volvo have been using them since the 80's.
Are they law over in the USA then ?

 

Still legal in the US to drive cars during the day without headlights on (motorcycles must have them on). Not legal in Canada.

 

Out of curiosity, what happens when HBA is set to the alternate mode in the service menu?

 

I posed that question to the technical folks, and their words were:
"Our understanding is that normal is for developed countries where nighttime ambient light is higher, city lights etc. In undeveloped territories there is very little ambient light at night so the sensitivity has to be different."

Is that all of it??? Who knows.

Cheers,

 

alright! e550!

 

I was a little confused when my daytime lights weren't on but this post shed a lot of light on the situation. I think I'll leave them deactivated, they're really not doing anything special anyway

Mik22royal

2013 Jaguar Supersport
2009 Range Rover Sport
2006 Nissan Pathfinder
2001 Ford F150

 

P.S. Can anyone share how to adjust my photos so they sit right. Sorry guys, I'm a newbie

Thanks
Mik22royal

 

Mik22, take a browse through this thread...and hope it helps!

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/j...pictures-2418/

 

...whether the dealer can program the "signature lights" to default "on" during the day as opposed to the driving lights. Nobody needs the headlights on during the day unless it is required by law. Let's be serious.

Simply the LED strip "on" is what most of us are after - I'm assuming.