Have I got the wrong headlights fitted?

[BoomerBoom]

Driving home in the near dark today, for probably the first time since I got the car due to lockdown and summer, I kept getting flashed by oncoming cars and I noticed the beam pattern seems odd on this new car.

Every right hand drive car I've ever had has the beam kick up to the left, to avoid dazzling oncoming cars and light the road edge further - this one seems to be opposite.

Picture attached, what do you guys think?

 

[xeizo]

Would be perfect outside of Britain, looks like something is bugged, but since one can go to other countries with the car it must be possible to change the direction easy. Probably deep down in the infotainment menus, or maybe even on the physical light buttons. I would check the manual, it must be there.

 

[KoNG]

Looking to me, likely wrong alignment from factory worthy to visit Seat for adjustment

 

[SRGTD]

Would be perfect outside of Britain, looks like something is bugged, but since one can go to other countries with the car it must be possible to change the direction easy. Probably deep down in the infotainment menus, or maybe even on the physical light buttons. I would check the manual, it must be there.

There’s a software issue with some mk8 Golfs where under the Lights ‘settings’ menu, the ‘Travel Mode’ sometimes automatically changes itself to ‘driving on the right’ (should be ‘driving on the left’ for RHD vehicles).

@BoomerBoom - check to see what the ‘Travel Mode’ setting is for your car. If it’s showing ‘driving on the right’, then change it to ‘driving on the left’ to see if it adjusts the headlamp beam pattern to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic.

 

[BoomerBoom]

Thanks for the replies. When I went out again to check, in full dark, it's clear that the lights are actually fine - the kick up is to the left and exactly on the kerb line, once you can see the beam at a good distance. The right hand side is still quite high, but not enough to normally dazzle oncoming cars. With how bright the lights are I'd imagine that any bump in the road would make it pretty unpleasant to look directly into the beam, hence the flashing from other cars.

There is no travel mode option in the lights settings, the manual refers to the lights complying with 'tourist light' values when driving abroad for short periods but for an extended stay you must change the headlights, so there is no software option for LHD/RHD.

 

[Deleted member 123864]

LEDs don't require any conversion from driving on the right to driving on the left and vice versa as they use a flat beam.

 

[rafletcher]

LEDs don't require any conversion from driving on the right to driving on the left and vice versa as they use a flat beam.

As noted above “for short periods”, eg holidays. For longer than that a headlight change is mandated.

 

[martin j.]

That’s unusual if one is set high, folk have normally been adjusting them up, at least on mk3s anyway, could just be a bit too high?

 

[KoNG]

My lights, as you can see right lights should be a slightly lower than left. Judging from your picture is other way around? Or did your car stay on slope?