L322 - Headlights for driving in Europe

Hi all,

I recently purchased my first Range Rover and am really enjoying the experience.

At the end of May I'm heading off to France for a week with the car but I'm a bit confused about converting my headlight beams for driving on the continent.

There are no marks on my headlights to show where to stick "Beam Benders" so I spoke to my local dealer who advised me there should be a lever beneath the headlight cover somewhere to change them across for driving on the other side of the road. They said full instructions were in the handbook but I've searched through it and can't find anything mendtioned.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Many thanks
Steve

Hi Steve

Did you ever get a reply to your original thread - only I'm off to France in a few weeks time, and will be faced with the same problem.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Justin

I never heard of that

But you need other stuff as well

Triangle hi viz vest first aid kit, complete set of replacement bulbs, (must be in a box unused none missing) fire extinguisher, jack good legal tyre & brace and a GB sticker on the back......did i forget anything?

Don't forget the warning triangle/s .Some countries in Europe require you to carry two.If I was you I would check out the relevant webb site .Regarding the "high viz vest",I would carry one in the cab.I recently read of a motorist that was stopped by the police on a motorway and was fined because he had to go to the boot of his car to get the vest.Be safe and not sorry.

Further to the above I have just received the following :-

Institute of Advanced Motorist warns motorists of new French traffic law


With an expected nine million passengers to cross the channel by car
this year, the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) is warning
motorists of a new piece of French legislation. From 1 July 2008, it is
compulsory to have a reflective jacket on board a vehicle with four
wheels or more.





Neil Greig, Director of the IAM Motoring Trust said: "This new
legislation means any person planning to drive in France must carry a
reflective jacket. It's worth investing in one, before you leave, to
ensure you don't end up with a nasty fine when you're on holiday. It
would be a shame to get your collar felt for the lack of a legal
jacket."





In an emergency, the jacket must be easily accessible by the driver and
must be put on before leaving the car, day or night, regardless of
visibility. As of 1 October 2008, any person found not complying will
face a 135 euro fine (90 euro if paid early).





Mr Greig added: "People tend to go into 'holiday mode' when away and
don't expect to break down or be involved in an accident. But, research
shows you're actually three times more likely to be involved in an
accident when abroad. Being fully prepared will really help take some
of the stress out of a bad situation."





This week the IAM has prepared some simple tips to help you understand
what it is a motorist need to know whilst driving abroad, for more
information visit www.iam.org.uk <http://www.iam.org.uk> .



ENDS

Years too late, but according to the service handbook, there are indeed 'tourist levers' inside the lights themselves. This is what is has to say:

Tourist Lever
On all headlamp variants a tourist lever mechanism is located on the side of the projector module. This mechanism moves a flap to blank off a portion of the beam spread to enable the vehicle to be driven in opposite drive hand markets without applying blanking decals to the headlamp lens. The position of the tourist lever varies between headlamp variants and drive hand markets. The following lists detail the lever location and positions for home and opposite drive hand markets.

Halogen Headlamps
UK LH side headlamp: tourist lever on the grille side
UK RH side headlamp: tourist lever on the grille side
ROW LH side headlamp: tourist lever on the grille side
ROW RH side headlamp: tourist lever on the grille side

For RH side lamps, the tourist function is operated by pushing up the lever. The delivery condition is with the tourist lever pushed down. For LH side lamps , the tourist function is operated by pushing the lever down. The delivery condition is with the tourist lever pushed up

Bi-Xenon / AFS Headlamps
UK LH side headlamp: tourist lever on the fender side
UK RH side headlamp: tourist lever on the grille side
ROW LH side headlamp: tourist lever on the grille side
ROW RH side headlamp: tourist lever on the fender side
For all xenon and AFS headlamp variants the tourist function is operated by pushing the lever down. The delivery condition is with the tourist lever pushed up.

Off to look for mine, but I did see metal levers behind the headlight cover