Howdy y'all (cowboy for "g'day, mates" - oops, I mean "cheerio"),
We (American Lexus owners and enthusiasts) are in a bit of a quandary stateside over the LED headlights (lamps or torches here?) on the 2013 LS460. There are three lensed elements in each of the left and right housings. The two small outermost lenses in each housing serve as both low beam and high beam lights. The large inboard lens though seems never to illuminate. We theorize that its purpose is not illumination, but rather focused projection of a laser or infrared beam associated with the collision (crash) avoidance system. Someone mentioned that this element does light up in the UK version of the vehicle, due to different lighting regulations applied by our respective government authorities.
Can any of you folks attest to the function of the large inboard lensed elements in the 2013 LS460 UK version with LED headlamps? Does it illuminate? If not, is it clearly documented as a component used in the crash avoidance system? Or does it have some other use? Is it non-functional in the UK as it appears to be in the USA? Thank you in advance for any response.
Yer pardner (make that your cousin across the pond),
williakz
