High Beam Assist enters the US! - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

bmw1986 · 25th July 2007, 05:23

Starting with September Production on all 5 Series, 6 Series, M5 and M6 Coupe and Cab; High Beam Assist will be available. The option code is 5AC. Price: TBA!

MMMach5 · 25th July 2007, 08:27

1986, here is a stupid question. How does it assist?

trol · 25th July 2007, 09:06

It turns the high beam on and off automatically depending on whether there are cars ahead both oncoming traffic as well as cars in front of you. It uses some sort of sensor ambient and directed light sensor to do this switching.

catdog · 25th July 2007, 09:16

Cadillac had that option back in 1982 if not earlier...

catdog · 25th July 2007, 09:17

Cadillac also had night vision more than 10 years ago...

Danish-M · 25th July 2007, 11:49

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Originally Posted by catdog

Cadillac also had night vision more than 10 years ago...

Well, technology on boats are usually ahead of cars

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Great news on the HBA!!!

lapeter · 25th July 2007, 14:19

Technology in action. My Dad's 1955 Cadillac also had that but it was standard, not an option back then.

Jster · 25th July 2007, 14:47

When my '06 arrived I spent about thirty minutes fiddling trying to find out how to turn HBA on and then spent about the same at the dealership with them trying the same. We all agreed that since it was in the manual and that because the sticker seemed to indicate it was on the car we must be doing something wrong not to be able to get it to engage. Finally BMWNA told us it wasn't on the car but would be available in summer of '06!

deknight · 25th July 2007, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Jster

When my '06 arrived I spent about thirty minutes fiddling trying to find out how to turn HBA on and then spent about the same at the dealership with them trying the same. We all agreed that since it was in the manual and that because the sticker seemed to indicate it was on the car we must be doing something wrong not to be able to get it to engage. Finally BMWNA told us it wasn't on the car but would be available in summer of '06!

Same here. How dumb to put it in the manual.

MMMach5 · 25th July 2007, 22:49

Thanks guys, I just got edumacated.

drewzMMM · 25th July 2007, 23:26

Flick it on, flick it off. If anyone pays for the HBA option, they are silly!

Dylan Thomas · 25th July 2007, 23:37

Most of the American top-end luxo-cruisers in the 1950s & 60s had the same function. On the Imperials the sensor was placed in a small cigar shaped cylinder, on top of a pylon, in the front center of the dash. Like a jet aircraft engine suspended below the wing except upside down. Much of what's new is actually old ideas recycled.

maybe-m5 · 26th July 2007, 00:41

are we too lazy to turn it on and off ourselves?? sheesh.