Matrix LED in the fog

[JSRed]

Just driven home in dense fog and noticed a few things about the Matrix headlights:

They are ever so slightly adaptive - something barely noticeable normally. I could see the high beam moving when turning the steering wheel. Shame they don't turn into the corners better.

They were constantly adapting the beam pattern due to the fog. High beam went on and then dropped intensity and height. Faster I went the more the beam lifted in height and brightness. That was pretty cool.

Didn't react as well to incoming traffic in the fog and didn't always cut them out in time or at all.

I've heard people saying they are linked to the GPS. There was absolutely no evidence of this. Only changes were speed dependent (turning on all weather LED section) or steering input.


I still feel overall they're not adaptive enough compared to previous cars which has always been a let down for me as corners are darker than I want them to be, but tonight they've clawed back a small victory by finding that perfect balance between the dipped and high beam to get me home through the dense fog.

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[jmagee]

How are they for visibility in fog? Always found brighter lights to be poor in fog and it used to be the case that yellower light is better for fog.

Be interested to know how the LEDs compare to halogens on this one.

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[JSRed]

How are they for visibility in fog? Always found brighter lights to be poor in fog and it used to be the case that yellower light is better for fog.

Be interested to know how the LEDs compare to halogens on this one.

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They were pretty good. The didn't stay of full beam for long, rather they reduced intensity but we're adapting the distance of the beam for better visibility.

My other car has halogen headlights and they are crap in comparison at night... fog they seem ok but to be honest it's not that discernable. The beam pattern of the LEDs put the light further forward and dimmer than full beam. It seemed to adapt based on density of the fog

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[jmagee]

They were pretty good. The didn't stay of full beam for long, rather they reduced intensity but we're adapting the distance of the beam for better visibility.

My other car has halogen headlights and they are crap in comparison at night... fog they seem ok but to be honest it's not that discernable. The beam pattern of the LEDs put the light further forward and dimmer than full beam. It seemed to adapt based on density of the fog

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Nice! It annoys me that my 17 Passat R line doesn't have them. Even more so now they're standard 12 months after mine was built. Still something to look forward to next time

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[audia62011]

Fog lamps are the biggest scam ever, I swear, yet to see a car that actually makes anything look better in fog, have C7 with full led

[Alan02]

Why did you have high beam activated in Fog? It would have been better to switch on the all-weather lamps.