Ford Mondeo Quiz
Lighting

Adaptive headlamps

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The headlamp beams follow the movement of the steering wheel. This gives better visibility through bends.

  1. Without adaptive headlamps
  2. With adaptive headlamps
    Phares adaptatifs

The system only operates if the lighting control is in the automatic headlamp position.

Phares adaptatifs

Note: The system takes two to five seconds to start after the vehicle has been started. Note: The system only activates if vehicle speed exceeds 5 km/h.

The system includes a motion check function at start-up.

When the vehicle starts, the headlamps move from left to right, then return to the centre to show the driver that the system is working correctly.

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