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Originally Posted by Myriad
Here is a copy/paste of an old post I made from a different thread about getting flashed. It didn’t really get any responses, but I think my unanswered question is still relevant:
I have owned a MY17 86 for almost a year now, but I have never been flashed like this. I wonder if my driveway is responsible. I park my car at home with the nose tilted up each day. Now I know the automatic adjusting headlights are supposed to do their thing when they detect a slope, but there is so little information about the details of how this works. So when I start my car on an up slope, presumedly the lights should adjust down. Once I back out and drive on level surfaces, presumedly they should level out. Or do they? How often do they adjust? Only at start up? Constantly as you drive? It can't be constantly or else they would be bouncing around with every hill, and I don't notice that happening. Maybe they only level off if at an incline for a set amount of time? Maybe they move so slowly that it is imperceptible? I can't find anything in the manual that explains under what parameters the auto leveling headlights work. If they level only at startup, my inclined driveway might always point them down. Just a theory. However they work, I do not think the shine level is ever high enough to be above another car's hood. They are bright, though. My old Integra has the dimmest lights ever and compared to that I'm driving in a lighthouse for lost ships!
Myriad
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They adjust for the weight in the car, not the slope the car is on. There are level sensors on the suspension, it measures front and rear ride height to determine the angle the car is at relative to the pavement. No way to know the slope of the pavement.
Headlamp aim is a determined drop at a set distance, 4" at 12' I believe? Flat ground, angle ground, doesn't matter as long as the 12' out is the same slope as the car is sitting on.