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High Beam with "Glare Free"
Function (not allowed on the
US market)
The "Glare Free" function associated
with "Full-LED" headlamps assists the
driver during traveling on an off-city
road with not sufficient environmental
illumination allowing the high beam
use also with other traffic participants
without glaring disturbance.
The no glaring effect is obtained
through matrixes of LED that are
dynamically switched on and off in
order to create a shadow zone in
correspondence of each other traffic
participants lights (motor vehicles and
bicycles, as well), according to the
information about other vehicles'
lights coming from the forward-
facing digital camera located on
the windshield, behind the internal
rear-view mirror.
The no glaring system is a multi-
shadow system, since it's able to
create up to four light tunnels
simultaneously, each tunnel zone is as
large as the obstacle that should not
be glared.
The figure represents an example
of the car that is travelling in the
following scenarios:
1
two vehicles ahead in the same
direction;
2
another vehicle that is overtak-
ing;
3
another vehicle proceeding in
the opposite direction.
The system is able to detect and react
to an oncoming vehicle starting from
a distance of about 400 yd (400 m), in
a couple of seconds. Instead, in case of
the preceding vehicles, the system is
able to detect and react in few seconds
starting from a distance of about 100
yd (100 m).
Activation Mode
The digital camera is the same used
for the automatic high beam, and
like automatic high beam also for
"Glare Free" function it needs to be
activated by MIA "Settings" menu
of "Vehicle" page, insert the check
Understanding the Vehicle
mark on the box of the "Auto Dim
High Beams" function (see chapter
"Functions of Settings Menu on MIA"
in section "Dashboard Instruments and
Controls").
The "Glare Free" function will be
engaged after the following actions:
• Engine run.
• Function enabled by MIA.
• Low beam on.
• Interior light switch in position
"Auto".
• Multifunction lever in "High beam"
activated position.
The "Glare Free" function will work if:
• The vehicle speed is equal or greater
than 21.7 MPH (35 km/h) in the
engagement phase of the function.
• Environmental brightness is not
sufficient for a safe and comfortable
drive.
• Traffic scenario out of urban context.
Once the system will be active,
there will be two indicators on the
instrument cluster, showed in the same
time: one blue and one green.
The green indicator indicates that the
"Auto Dim High Beams" function is
activated on MIA; the blue indicator
indicates that all or only some high
beam LEDs are physically on in that
moment.
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