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Two Prius v light questions

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by Aaron Roemer, May 20, 2015.

  1. Aaron Roemer

    Aaron Roemer Junior Member

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    New owner of a 2013 Prius v Five in Barcelona Red. Traded in my trusty 2002 Civic EX with 200k miles (33.4 mpg lifetime). Huge upgrade.

    I have two quick questions.

    The e-brochure for the Prius says that the Five has "LED headlights with auto level control". Does this mean they auto level while driving? I see no sign of auto leveling neither while driving nor upon starting the car. Am I missing something? Are our LED lights actually auto leveling?

    What is this portion (see pic - in blue) of the lighting system?

    I really appreciate the help and insight of this blog and hope to contribute. Thank you.
     

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    #1 Aaron Roemer, May 20, 2015
  2. rdgrimes

    rdgrimes Senior Member

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    The low beam headlights are LED. Auto-levelling means they adjust themselves to load conditions, etc. You won't usually see any movements, its a pretty small adjustment.

    In your picture, that entire light is just turn signal. There might be some Canadian models with DRL in that lower part, I'm not sure.
     
    #2 rdgrimes, May 20, 2015
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