What do you know about the AFS bypass lighting system and how to deal with it

 What do you know about the AFS bypass lighting system and how to deal with it

The Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) is a system in which a small control unit in the car's computer changes the direction of the headlights left and right, depending on the signals sent to it by the steering wheel sensor and the car's speed. Then it starts moving the lights by means of an electric motor. The lighting is directed in the direction of the car's turn, providing a wider range of visibility when entering turns. The angle of rotation of these lights increases according to the severity of the turn, and may reach 70 degrees.

How does AFS work?

The principle of this system depends on the presence of a lighting lens that is independent of the main lighting lens in the car, and this lens is installed on a base equipped with a small electric motor, so that it can turn right or left, depending on the movement of the steering wheel, thus illuminating the way for the driver when he wants to turn, and there is an (AFS OFF) button on the dashboard. For those wishing to cancel this feature, and in the event of its cancellation, a light in the dashboard lights up in orange (AFS OFF), and in the event of a malfunction in this system, the light may turn on (AFS OFF). Or adding cosmetic LEDs, or water entering the light as a result of a leak.

The latest lighting technology:

As for the latest amazing technology currently on this topic, it has become available in very luxurious cars, including the Genesis 90 from Hyundai .. where there is the possibility of linking the car computer to satellites, and when the driver selects the path he wants to reach via the GPS system, the global positioning system .. ...the system knows the way the car is going and employs all its technologies to comfort the driver, including turning the lights when the car reaches an area of need.

Who is the inventor of the AFS system:

Opinions differed about the inventor of this system, and the most likely opinion is that its inventor is the French company Citroen, and its cars were equipped with it since the beginning of the seventies. There was a side light provided by American cars on the front fenders that lights up as soon as the turn signal is turned on, so that it illuminates the dark areas during the turn, in a way that is almost identical to the principle of this system. .