Hi guys, having never taken my car abroad before can anyone confirm whats needed to adjust the Elegance bi xenon setup for driving in France/Spain/Italy....

is it a dealer visit or can it be done manually by myself or via maxidot (probably very wishful thinking!)

Thanks in advance

Lee

Hi guys, having never taken my car abroad before can anyone confirm whats needed to adjust the Elegance bi xenon setup for driving in France/Spain/Italy....

is it a dealer visit or can it be done manually by myself or via maxidot (probably very wishful thinking!)

Thanks in advance

Lee

It's covered on page 56 of the owners manual - Tourist Lights - activated through maxi-dot, Having said that, it does have an * next to it, meaning it might not be relevant to all markets / all models.

It's covered on page 56 of the owners manual - Tourist Lights - activated through maxi-dot, Having said that, it does have an * next to it, meaning it might not be relevant to all markets / all models.

Thats great, I must download the manual at some point in the future.

Wonder if its relevant to the UK market Yeti's though?

Lee

The asterisk (*) most ikely refer to the Maxidot Display.

How it would work without it beats me.

I think the '*' means not found in every country, specs change all over the place as we have found anyone mention MDI...?

Going through the settings on the Maxidot it comes up with 'Tourist' so it does appear to have it in the UK - certainly the CR170 Elegance does.

I'll try it tomorrow when I get home and am parked against the wall and report back what happens. In theory, select it and the lights automatically set themselves up for driving on the right. How unnatural.

The asterisk (*) most ikely refer to the Maxidot Display.

How it would work without it beats me.

Think it actually might be only if you have Xenons as the Halogens don't about

TP

I rang my dealer - Simpsons and asked about this as I was going to France in a few weeks time last year. Their advice was it was a bumper off job and about 1.5hrs labour which equalled much money and not worth it. Their advice was to go to Haflrauds and get a set of converters for about a tenner. That's what I did and didn't have a problem. I did note whilst there that some UK cars hadn't bothered at all but it's not recommeded as the Gendarmerie are quite keen these days. I have maxidot but have never found this function ?

Page 61 of the Nov 09 Handbook says that with Tourist Light set to ON the side to side swivel of the headlights is de-activated. This stops dazzle. Presumably there is no left hand dipping on dipped beam ?

Just read Paul's post. Even more confused :0)

Edited 13 January, 201016 yr by geordiebroon

Skoda Xenons now come with AFS, so tourist mode simply parks the lights in a flat beamed state.

As above, it's set via Maxidot.

Page 61 of the Nov 09 Handbook says that with Tourist Light set to ON the side to side swivel of the headlights is de-activated. This stops dazzle. Presumably there is no left hand dipping on dipped beam ?

So it sounds like the tourist lights option specifically stops the swivelling function but doesnt actually change the beam spread and pattern for driving abroad? :(

Why would they stop the swivel function? They have that in the EU also. Could it be a misprint or a poor translation as they mad plenty of mistakes in the brochure?

Why would they stop the swivel function? They have that in the EU also. Could it be a misprint or a poor translation as they mad plenty of mistakes in the brochure?

Surely they stop the swivel function working so that they dont dazzle people on the 'wrong' side of the road when going round corners/bends?

Do the Swivelling Headlamps, swivel differently in the EU! Normally dipped beam headlamps have a cut-out to allow a sweep up of light on the left for us and on the right for EU countries I beleive. Unless the Yeti dipped beam is a purely flat the just stopping the swivel action will achieve little I would have thought.

Do the Swivelling Headlamps, swivel differently in the EU! Normally dipped beam headlamps have a cut-out to allow a sweep up of light on the left for us and on the right for EU countries I beleive. Unless the Yeti dipped beam is a purely flat the just stopping the swivel action will achieve little I would have thought.

I agree, the idea of blanking off the headlamp was to stop that part of the beam that illuminates the nearside kerb from dazzling on-coming traffic. I can understand if the 'tourist' function offsets the beam to the vehicle offside (ie away from on coming traffic when driving on the 'wrong' side of the road. Or perhaps angling the beams downwards but can't see what swivel prevention would achieve.

My understanding of the Yeti Bi-Xenons is that they are not AFS like the Superb and Octavia which adapt to the driving conditions. Yeti Xenons are, according to the UK brochure: Bi-xenon headlights with cornering function and dynamic angle control.

So it sounds like the tourist lights option specifically stops the swivelling function but doesnt actually change the beam spread and pattern for driving abroad? :(

No, the tourist light function flattens the beam and inhibits the cornering function.

Yeti Xenons are, according to the UK brochure: Bi-xenon headlights with cornering function and dynamic angle control.

Which is what AFS is

Why inhibit the cornering function unless that is handed in some way. That is perhaps on our RHD Yeti the beam is limited in some way on the right of the road so as not to blind on coming traffic and on LHD cars it is the other way around and that the tourist function makes it mimic the Euro cornering function.

I have not yet seen the Yeti normal dipped beam cut off patten or the tourist Euro pattern.

Which is what AFS is

It just seems strange to me that in the Octavia and Superb brochure they call it AFS or AFS II but not in the Yeti brochure. I haven't noticed the beam pattern changing according to speed or rain etc but that doesn't mean it isn't - just I haven't been looking for it!

The Superb manual does go into some detail about 'AHL' (Adaptive Head Lights) but there is nothing in the Yeti manual. I still reckon that we don't have AFS/AHL on the Yeti Xenons but as ever, I stand by to be corrected. :yes:

It just seems strange to me that in the Octavia and Superb brochure they call it AFS or AFS II but not in the Yeti brochure. I haven't noticed the beam pattern changing according to speed or rain etc but that doesn't mean it isn't - just I haven't been looking for it!

The Superb manual does go into some detail about 'AHL' (Adaptive Head Lights) but there is nothing in the Yeti manual. I still reckon that we don't have AFS/AHL on the Yeti Xenons but as ever, I stand by to be corrected. :yes:

Hmmm, so that's AFS/AHL missing, no MDI option yet, Bluetooth GSMII module (not the later GSMIII module)... :(

Anyone want to put money on a Yeti update/revamp taking place approx 24hrs after I recieve mine?!

Thanks for the info on this so far guys.

Why inhibit the cornering function unless that is handed in some way. That is perhaps on our RHD Yeti the beam is limited in some way on the right of the road so as not to blind on coming traffic and on LHD cars it is the other way around and that the tourist function makes it mimic the Euro cornering function.

I have not yet seen the Yeti normal dipped beam cut off patten or the tourist Euro pattern.

The Euro pattern is about 5-10° swivel on both sides - no discernible difference in a right or left hand turn.

The Euro pattern is about 5-10° swivel on both sides - no discernible difference in a right or left hand turn.

In that case i can not see any point inhibiting swivelling lights when going to Europe,no point at all. I still think that their must be some sort of typing or translation error.

Has any one an image of the dipped beam cut off on a garage door or wall. It would be handy if an image could be obtained from both sides of the channel.

I thought that the dipped beam was altered by turning a leaver on the lamps but I must be wrong.

Okay, here's the griff - remember this is for Yeti cornering Bi-Xenons as fitted to the Elegance.

Under 'Setup' then 'Lights and Vision' on the Maxidot, click on 'Travel Mode'. The headlight warning lamp flashes 5 times and both headlamp beams lower by a few degrees (not many) and shift to the right by 5 or 10 degrees.

If I remember correctly the Xenons swivel when above 10kph with steering input and the light on the inside of the corner swivels further than the one on the outside of the corner.

Why inhibit the cornering function unless that is handed in some way. That is perhaps on our RHD Yeti the beam is limited in some way on the right of the road so as not to blind on coming traffic and on LHD cars it is the other way around and that the tourist function makes it mimic the Euro cornering function.

I have not yet seen the Yeti normal dipped beam cut off patten or the tourist Euro pattern.

Yes, lights are handed. Here, obv we use RHD units. To work the way you're thinking, the projector would need to be shifted 90 degrees right in travel mode, which would leave the reflectors the wrong shape to focus the light properly.

aerofurb, Thank you that describes the travel mode operation for lights well. Thank you for confirming the operation of the swivel UK to EU Mode when adjusted with the Maxidot!

gadgetman , Thank you for confirming Handed lights! I apologise for my poor ability to describe functions and form fluidly. What I thought was that the dipped beam cut off flicked up on the left for our driving on the Left of the road and that it flicked up on the Right for EU cars so illuminating the nearside curb in what ever country. I just assumed that the bulb or projector rotated axially to flip the flick from the left to the right.

Does that make sense what I say, even if it is the action is not correct correct?

I can not ask dear aerofurb to test this function against the wall as he will be surely committed and drugged. His only intelligible utterances would be, "Lights". the shrinks would ask, "Are you attracted by the lights"

I might be able to answer this one from memory...

From what I saw, the beam shifts sideways with no rotation. This may be why it also drops down a few degrees, ie to remove the flicked up bit of the beam from on coming drivers' eyes. In days of old, one could see the beam pattern on the headlamp glass so I know what you are describing with the flicked up bit to illuminate the kerb.

If I get really carried away (by enthusiasm, not the people in white coats), I'll try and take a couple of pictures tomorrow night!