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Reading this thread hurts my brain. If you have any type of the Matrix Headlights, you can get them coded to enable full functionality. The standard LED headlights cannot.
The speed up on which they activate is 37mph and they deactivate at 24mph. This is the same speeds for my truck as well. It's the standard.
The auto high beam is NOT the same as the active matrix. One is a white "A" and one is a blue "A" on the dash. It switches automatically depending on the mode it's currently in.
Here's a video from my '22 Cayenne Turbo S e-hybrid:
Based on the low beam pattern shown in your video, I assume that your matrix headlights are still in their original U.S. market configuration and have not been re-coded to be fully adaptive.
After re-coding, the matrix high beam of my 2022 Cayenne switches on at 30 km/h which is 18.6 mph.
Based on the low beam pattern shown in your video, I assume that your matrix headlights are still in their original U.S. market configuration and have not been re-coded to be fully adaptive.
After re-coding, the matrix high beam of my 2022 Cayenne switches on at 30 km/h which is 18.6 mph.
My lights have been fully reconfigured/recoded to have the full matrix capability. I am located in the US with a USDM Cayenne which has been coded by a member of this forum. I was also in talks for a long time and waiting for Anthony @ 9XX to no avail. It's the same procedure and end result.
Not sure what you're referring to as the low beam pattern being incorrect, the low beam is the low beam regardless. The matrix capability is the, well, capability, to have high beams on full time with the beam cutting out oncoming traffic, as well as vehicles in front of you, plus street signs, etc.
If yours are different, please post up a video - I would be interested in knowing how many different software exists to perform the same function. On that note, I have friends in Canada with Cayennes that come factory enabled and their functionality is the same as mine now is.
Last edited by swoop1156; Apr 30, 2025 at 01:59 PM.
From: northwest US, but also victoria b.c. and nyc
Originally Posted by Woofman
There's nothing "faux" about the matrix headlights you have. They are an improved version of the matrix headlights that were optional on the Cayenne from 2018 through 2023. Prior to having my matrix headlights fully enabled, oncoming drivers would occasionally flash their high beams at me due to apparent irritation. Since my matrix headlights were re-coded to be fully functional in August 2023, not one single driver has flashed their headlights at me.
Porsche may have been forced by market conditions to make matrix headlights standard. How could they not when European, Japanese and Chinese economy cars have matrix headlights with adaptive high beams.
Prior to having my matrix headlights fully enabled, I thought they pretty much sucked and were downright dangerous - especially if I used Auto High Beam. I had given up on using Auto High Beam and was controlling the high beam manually.
By the way, when the matrix headlights are fully enabled and if you have Night Vision Assist, targeted beams of light will be flashed at pedestrians and cyclists on or near the road to alert them and you. A couple of times my Cayenne mistook a person riding a motorcycle for a person riding a bicycle and emitted the warning flashes and alarms. That video and a longer one showing my fully functional matrix headlights working can be viewed on my YouTube channel of Cayenne related videos: https://www.youtube.com/@woofman4846/videos
really? cool. I assumed i just had plain led headlights that looked like the matrix ones, and that is why they used the phrase "matrix design". so does that mean i can have them coded and have the matrix functionality?
My lights have been fully reconfigured/recoded to have the full matrix capability. I am located in the US with a USDM Cayenne which has been coded by a member of this forum. I was also in talks for a long time and waiting for Anthony @ 9XX to no avail. It's the same procedure and end result.
Not sure what you're referring to as the low beam pattern being incorrect, the low beam is the low beam regardless. The matrix capability is the, well, capability, to have high beams on full time with the beam cutting out oncoming traffic, as well as vehicles in front of you, plus street signs, etc.
If yours are different, please post up a video - I would be interested in knowing how many different software exists to perform the same function. On that note, I have friends in Canada with Cayennes that come factory enabled and they're functionality is the same as mine now is.
My low beams switched from a flat beam to the standard European reverse Z beam when they were recoded which was what I expected since I've installed European market headlights on a numerous U.S. market vehicles during the past 50 years. You can most easily see the reverse Z pattern of my re-coded Cayenne matrix headlights at the beginning of the 6:17 long video on my Woofman YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@woofman4846/videos
You said that your high beams activate at 37 mph. After re-coding mine activate at 18.6 mph / 30 mph which is what they are supposed to do when fully functional per Porsche documentation.
It's possible that the person who re-coded your headlights didn't get all the necessary parameters changed or changed them incorrectly. I've got the coding instructions that one member of this forum used to enable matrix headlights - they are radically different than what Anthony Wong did on mine.
Thanks for the info — I didn’t realize this could benefit my car since mine doesn’t have HD Matrix headlights.
How do you all find out what headlight type your cars have? I checked my window sticker, and it doesn’t mention any lights, so if I have any kind of matrix lights, it must be the standard version.
Is there a free way to pull up the full build sheet for my car including the standard stuff? I’m not sure how to look that up, and I also haven’t found a clear list of standard features for MY2024.
Basically — I don’t even know if I have standard matrix headlights or something else. How can I tell?
A few questions:
- What’s this feature called, and who can enable it, presuming I have the matrix LED lights?
- What headlight tech are you all running, and have you made any mods to it (if so, what)? Do you like the result?
Thanks again!
This short movie will help you to recognise which headlights you have:
My low beams switched from a flat beam to the standard European reverse Z beam when they were recoded which was what I expected since I've installed European market headlights on a numerous U.S. market vehicles during the past 50 years. You can most easily see the reverse Z pattern of my re-coded Cayenne matrix headlights at the beginning of the 6:17 long video on my Woofman YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@woofman4846/videos
You said that your high beams activate at 37 mph. After re-coding mine activate at 18.6 mph / 30 mph which is what they are supposed to do when fully functional per Porsche documentation.
It's possible that the person who re-coded your headlights didn't get all the necessary parameters changed or changed them incorrectly. I've got the coding instructions that one member of this forum used to enable matrix headlights - they are radically different than what Anthony Wong did on mine.
Picture below of the low beams. Could have been the road surface, angle, tilt, etc.
I also have the option to reverse or invert the pattern given which side of the road I'm on. The higher on the right side would be correct for driving on the right side of the road.
If you have the directions, can you send them to me? Or at least the parameters? I am intimately familiar with the process, and as far as I can tell and to the extent of my knowledge, my lights are functioning as they should.
I appreciate the back and forth, this is what the community is all about!
Picture below of the low beams. Could have been the road surface, angle, tilt, etc.
I also have the option to reverse or invert the pattern given which side of the road I'm on. The higher on the right side would be correct for driving on the right side of the road.
If you have the directions, can you send them to me? Or at least the parameters? I am intimately familiar with the process, and as far as I can tell and to the extent of my knowledge, my lights are functioning as they should.
I appreciate the back and forth, this is what the community is all about!
Yes, it looks like you have the European standard reverse Z low beam pattern which for some reason didn't show in your vide.
The instructions used by a rennlist forum member are buried in the long Cayenne coding thread. Might not want to duplicate them in this thread if they could be flawed.
When Anthony coded mine, I agreed to non-disclosure on the procedure he used. I can tell you that his procedure took far less time than the "2 to 3 hours" the instructions I got here on rennlist were said to take.
I've not noticed an option for RHD or LHD but I haven't looked. Could you tell me where that is in your settings? It's possible that yours is coded for a different country than mine. I've not understood why there are such a large number of countries the matrix headlights can be coded for since the matrix headlights work essentially the same in all those countries. Could it be about language?
Are you certain that your high beams don't activate at just under 20 mph? IMO, that is an extremely important improvement from the re-coding since it addresses the inadequate range of the low beams.
And thus a broad discussion began.
We must remember that the Cayenne pre-facelift headlights are different from the MY2024+ headlights. Only in MY2024+ Matrix HD are available as an option.
In addition, please note that European headlights are asymmetrical and American ones are symmetrical. Probably for this reason both Porsche and Audi still don't offer full functionality of Matrix lights in the USA because it requires the development of new software compliant with the US standard.
Below is a video with a test of Matrix HD in the new Cayenne. It is in German but the image is clear enough.
@MSCA i believe there are standard head lights that are only led. non matrix. if nothing is specified on the sticker, that is what you have. they call them “Matrix Design LED Headlights”, the faux fur.
faux fur…that is what i have. i bought off the lot. so, compromises were made. however, i can see fine w them. i do occasionally get someone flashing me. depending on the vehicle and my mood i sometimes flash back to let them know my brights are not engaged.
if i had matrix ready ones, i’d enable them. it is better and safer because oncoming drivers don’t get as much light in their eyes. and for you more area ahead and to the side is illuminated giving you improved visibility and thereby allowing you to better assess roadway conditions etc. if all cars had matrix lights, it really would be safer. i think.
@ThomasWShea
Same here — bought mine off the lot too, so had to make a few compromises. I’ve really felt the headlights are aimed too low. For example, when I’m driving around 70 at night next to a tall concrete divider with no shoulder, I can’t clearly see it until I’m just 2–3 car lengths away. If something were to suddenly appear, there’s no way I’d be able to stop in time — and I’m no rookie behind the wheel. That says a lot about how limited the low beam throw is on these standard headlights. So I feel the need to adjust the low beams or code or both.
I also have a 2020 Jaguar and a 2022 2023 BMW — both cost less than my 2024 Porsche (and are 5 and 2 model years older), but their headlights are noticeably better. In fact, they’re perfect — especially the BMW.
Last edited by MSCA; May 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM.
Reason: updating MY from 2022 to 2023 (purchased in 2022, MY 2023)
From: northwest US, but also victoria b.c. and nyc
i verified what i have...8IT is the m/pr code. @MSCA you can pester your sales person and they should be able to get you a pdf w all your m/pr codes. it comes in handy when you need to verify for SURE what your vehicle has.
I've not noticed an option for RHD or LHD but I haven't looked. Could you tell me where that is in your settings? It's possible that yours is coded for a different country than mine.
This should work for PCM 5
Originally Posted by Schnave
Vehicles delivered in countries that drive on the left side of the road should have a setting to invert the headlights. Selecting this will dip the right beam more than the left - just the opposite of how it works for driving on the right side of the road.
Check your PCM’s setting — “Inverted” should be checked. Go to SET | Vehicle settings | Light and visibility | Exterior lights. Just uncheck it when you arrive on the Continent.
