Adaptive Headlights - Useful or irritating?

[dom_cmh]

Anyone else with me in that the adaptive headlight feature really isn't all that useful? To me it also is a little irritating because I always find myself "watching" the lights move when I'm turning. Just curious to see if anyone really loves this feature and why?

[tibra1]

I never use it..or the day time running lights..I dont see the benefit

[FogCityM3]

Pretty useful when in twisty roads with poor light at night, but that's pretty much the only time they come in handy, at least for me

[jaehshim]

Originally Posted by tibra1

I never use it..or the day time running lights..I dont see the benefit

is this a future that you can turn it on/off?

[tibra1]

You can turn both off.

[onnex]

adaptive lights only work when you have the headlights set to automatic. Turn the lights on manually and they will not come on.

[FR01]

useful i say in the back roads at night

[Singletrack]

Incredibly useful where I live.

You can adjust them somewhat via coding.

[rburrman]

Very useful especially on curvy roads at night.

[dom_cmh]

Good to see they are useful. I probably just need to give them a chance and try to get over looking at them. I need to adjust my headlights anyhow, they are pointed very low compared to my old E90 335.

[///Montreal3]

I find the movement much more subtle on my E92 M3 vs my E90 335i. They seem to have a broader range on the 335i as well as being more noticeable when they move.

[Erie Von Otto]

I love this feature on the twisty backroads at night... Helps visibility quite a bit.

[motortrend]

I love them, I can see into a bend earlier which makes traveling through turns at night much more safe

[duk]

useful for me

[Mahzari]

Very useful, I think all BMWs should come standard with Xenons and Adaptive Headlights

[Peahi]

I drive really dark roads at nite after work. I really try to watch them work. Maybe someone can persuade me to be super impressed? Cornering lights, i'm even more lukewarm on them.

Maybe we should just get a boring strip of led lights light everyone else has! Jk!

[Rich_Jenkins]

Between the HID and adaptive, yes, they are useful for me, mostly urban driving. I had a E90 w Halogen, I used the think "meh" on HIDs but they are much better since I can compare them with the ones on the M3 (duh).

I flip flop on DRLs, sometimes I think they are dorky and other times I think people just don't see the car, so I turn them on. Not sure if it's because of the size of the E92 vs. the SUVs these days or what.

[CanAutM3]

I find them very useful on curvy back roads and when it is very dark.

[audioMeth]

i live in the country with no street lights and winding roads. i love the feature. is it necessary? no, but nice.

[SD-E93-11]

I find the high-beam assist more helpful than the turning feature.

[M3PO]

I don't notice them at all in my area. Too many street lights. When I go outside the urban area, I find the lights on this car to be very inadequate in general. Adjusting them up a bit helped...

[Nine]

Love it!