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A vehicle in the US that would be colloquially referred to as a 'truck' almost certainly does not. Headlight level controls are extremely rare in the US.

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Been driving about 20 years in the US, owned eight or nine cars (mostly small to mid-sized sedans and minivans) over the years between me & the wife, and I can't recall ever seeing headlight level controls.

I'm an enthusiast who has owned dozens of vehicles and driven around a hundred. I have only seen this feature on a couple of euro luxury cars.

It's been a feature for ages in the EU on even the most cheap crap you can buy for money.

Interesting! In Europe you not only have cockpit adjustable lights but auto leveling very common. Of course the consumer ends up paying for that, and they do cause maintenance issues.

> In Europe you not only have cockpit adjustable lights but auto leveling very common

Cockpit adjustable lights have been required by law in Europe for about 20 years. When Xenon lamps arrived, auto-leveling was added as a requirement for them.

Bit the bullet and read the Wikipedia part, which was excellent. Cockpit adjustable headlights since 1948!

https://wiki.relexsolutions.com/display/MOR/Isengard+High+Le...

They have manual adjustments in the engine Bay Area on most cars

They are usually in the bottom of the bumper as a little screw, or on the inside of the engine bay in the front near the top of the radiator. They are in most cars.

We were talking about driver controls, on the dashboard.

The manual adjusters on the headlight are not intended to compensate for daily variances in vehicle load.

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