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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.

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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.

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...

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

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

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