So, the 2015-17 S550s come stock with HID headlights, which are known to have a delay while flashing to pass AKA pulling the stalk towards yourself to quickly turn on the brights.
The sequence is somewhat like: stalk pulled....delay...brights on for 1 sec....off
It's just not instant. This is understandable because HIDs need to be ignited to light up and this takes time.
Now the question:
I upgraded to full LED headlights from AlphaRex, and these LED's still behave exactly like the HID lamp in terms off flashing to pass.
There's a delay, and it's just not instant like in the other cars with LED headlights. Is there a way to override or get rid of this delay?
For reference, my other car with LED headlights flash like this, instant, like a camera flash.
Is there a way to achieve this on the S550 with full LED headlights (2016)?
P.S: I'm not trying to blind anyone with flashing lights. I live in Dubai where we have 6 lane highways and it is the norm to flash slow drivers on the left-most lane to signal them to move over, as it is the overtaking/passing lane. The delay is very annoying when you have to use flash to pass consistently over long highway trips.
The sequence is somewhat like: stalk pulled....delay...brights on for 1 sec....off
It's just not instant. This is understandable because HIDs need to be ignited to light up and this takes time.
Now the question:
I upgraded to full LED headlights from AlphaRex, and these LED's still behave exactly like the HID lamp in terms off flashing to pass.
There's a delay, and it's just not instant like in the other cars with LED headlights. Is there a way to override or get rid of this delay?
For reference, my other car with LED headlights flash like this, instant, like a camera flash.
Is there a way to achieve this on the S550 with full LED headlights (2016)?
P.S: I'm not trying to blind anyone with flashing lights. I live in Dubai where we have 6 lane highways and it is the norm to flash slow drivers on the left-most lane to signal them to move over, as it is the overtaking/passing lane. The delay is very annoying when you have to use flash to pass consistently over long highway trips.
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