Adaptive headlights "desynced"

BeaminYo · 06-30-2025, 10:03 PM

Hey all! I recently picked up a Pre LCI E90 335i. When I turn on the car at night, the headlights do a calibration sequence, but they're desynced from each other. One moves down, then back up, while the other does the same but moves to the side, and about half a second away from each other. No codes come up in iDrive at all. I tried to look for forum posts of it online but I couldn't find any that matched this. Other then the calibration sequence the headlights still work and move to the side. Any ideas?

(GIF attached, if I need to get a better video I can)

opjose · 07-01-2025, 03:54 PM

It looks like you have variable light distribution active making what you see normal…

See this thread for an explanation

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1739606

06-30-2025, 10:03 PM	#1
BeaminYo Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i Join Date: Jun 2025 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0)	Adaptive headlights "desynced" Hey all! I recently picked up a Pre LCI E90 335i. When I turn on the car at night, the headlights do a calibration sequence, but they're desynced from each other. One moves down, then back up, while the other does the same but moves to the side, and about half a second away from each other. No codes come up in iDrive at all. I tried to look for forum posts of it online but I couldn't find any that matched this. Other then the calibration sequence the headlights still work and move to the side. Any ideas? (GIF attached, if I need to get a better video I can) Attached Images
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opjose Major 256 Rep 1,388 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2016 Location: Md iTrader: (0)	It looks like you have variable light distribution active making what you see normal… See this thread for an explanation https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1739606
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