Glare free headlights and DENSE DENSE FOG

[powerboatr]

I did not want to screw up the forscan thread about glare free
but this morning around 2:22 AM we had fog so dense the visibility in many places was less than 600 feet then might stretch out to 1/4 mile
normally we would not drive with HIGH BEAMS on in fog like this to reduce flash back glare
well
let me say the glare free system was working its butt off this morning
it would stay BRIGHT in areas of less fog and dim in areas of really heavy 600 feet fog across the roadway,
i had to slow from normal 70 to 50 or less over the 22 miles as it was so dense .\

what i found really cool, interesting, great was the way the lights constantly adjusted to the reflectivity of the fog.
it was almost like watching spot or flood lights waving at a movie premier
they kept the road sides lit up and kept the road right in front , almost reflective free from light blasting back at me from the fog, and i swear it was moving the main beam to avoid reflections back into the cab and my eyes.

anyone else driven in bad fog since glare free was turned on?
it was really a dramatic difference in visibilty. not sure if they designed the system to do this..but DAMMM it was impressive

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[dolsen]

I was of the understanding that the glare free high beams wouldn’t come on at all of the fog was too dense, glad to know it turns into active lighting.

 

[powerboatr]

I was of the understanding that the glare free high beams wouldn’t come on at all of the fog was too dense, glad to know it turns into active lighting.

its most definitely active
its fast enough and moves around . your eyes catch it easily
i would love to se what it looks like coming towards me,

 

[rugedraw]

I really like the feature. I wish it was dark enough where I live where I can see it in action more often.

 

[powerboatr]

I really like the feature. I wish it was dark enough where I live where I can see it in action more often.

head south to the KEYS ? ?
when i was your neck o the woods in december i ran up 95 at around 4 am to Melbourne there were a few dark spots, but didnt have glare free turned on at the time
i even saw deer on side of road

 

[Eskram]

While not dense fog, I had the opportunity tonight to see everything fully in action. I live in a fairly urban area, so I rarely get the full experience.

Took some back roads home tonight, and yeah.. someone in Engineering needs a raise. It's a shame that you have to 'hack' this functionality (that already exists) to enable it.

 

[johnnySV]

once Glare Free is enabled in Forscan, does it provide a dashboard touchscreen menu option to toggle it on or off? asking because there may be scenarios where Glare Free isn’t good or freaks out, so it would be nice to be able to revert quickly while driving. another way to achieve this could be through the headlight switch position …. maybe the Auto position is Glare Free and the regular position is not?

 

[fordtruckman2003]

maybe the Auto position is Glare Free and the regular position is not?

Exactly, turn off auto.

You also have option to disable it from the center sync screen. I'm not sure if that can be done while driving.

 

[johnnySV]

@fordtruckman2003 that wouod be great if the Auto switch did it. Have you personally verified this functionality?

 

[imnuts]

Turn high beams on manually, then off, and then auto-high beams (glare free or not) is off temporarily. You can cycle it back on by repeating the sequence. No need to go into the Sync menu to turn it off that way and needing to remember to turn it back on.

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