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Old Oct 3, 2025 | 10:56 PM
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Default Do projector headlights auto-level with coil suspension

I recently retrofitted the premium LED headlights (non-matrix projectors) onto my vehicle with coils. Changed CCF and everything works, for the most part. The lights don’t auto-level, and it’s very telling at startup because they don’t do the “up/down” calibration dance. For folks who had premium LEDs from factory on coils, do your lights auto-level? And, if anyone else also did the retrofit, do your lights auto-level? If yes to either, I’d love to compare CCFs to see what setting I may have missed. Thanks in advance!
 
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Old Oct 4, 2025 | 08:58 AM
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My LED's do the dance at startup on my coil 110. Not sure how to get the CCF file though honestly.

 
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Old Oct 4, 2025 | 11:38 AM
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On my ‘22 X Dynamic SE 110, fitted with coils, my premium LED’s auto-calibrate upon startup.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2025 | 01:36 PM
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PM your email. I'll provide my ccf files (premium headlights with coils) and the shop manual for the 3.0l I6 p400. The headlights should be receiving a signal from the height sensors according to the shop manual. I imagine that plugging in both of our CCF files along with chatgpt's help, you will be able to determine the necessary CCF changes. There is a small screw for glare adjustment but on start up they move down and up as mentioned by the other member. P
 
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Old Oct 4, 2025 | 10:08 PM
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If the auto level works on the vehicle, won't it be level all the time so the headlights, being aimed with the vehicle being level, should be level all the time too?? Forgive my backwards logic.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2025 | 09:46 AM
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Sent! Thanks so much. It does seem the car would know its level regardless of suspension type, given the off-road data screen.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2025 | 10:13 AM
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Yep thats exactly right. the vehicle is equipped w level sensors regardless of suspension type and the data from the sensors is shared across multiple systems. It's unfortunate that we haven't gotten further with the CCF in the 6 years this model has been out.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2025 | 04:36 AM
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My base 90 does not have a level sensor for the headlight leveling. You likely have to install at least one height sensor and possibly other hardware including programming/coding / ccf.
 
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