# 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE - Dim headlights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mercedes-benz, headlights\ **Created:** [October 3, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692 "2022-10-03T14:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ron22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9e5f3/32.png) [@ron22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ron22)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/1 "2022-10-03T14:15:24Z")
headlights too dim my lexus were much brighter ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/2 "2022-10-03T16:39:38Z")
Bulbs dim over time. Were they brighter when you bought the car six years ago? Change the bulbs. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/3 "2022-10-05T00:42:29Z")
Do you have the headlights on? Of just the daytime running lights (DRL)? (they are dimmer) When it is dark, before you drive off, check to see that your tail lights are on. If they aren’t, only your DRLs are on NOT your headlights. Look in your owners manual to find out how to turn them on or set them to automatic. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/4 "2022-10-05T00:51:24Z")
Put your vehicle in your search engine and then enter “dim headlights” And you can read all the complaints from people that own the same vehicle. Tester ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/5 "2022-10-05T13:43:22Z")
So trade it in on a Lexus. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/6 "2022-10-05T14:31:51Z")
Yup, already three years past its best in traded in by date, ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/7 "2022-10-05T16:12:53Z")
Is the headlight plastic still clear? If not, there are polishing kits that can make it clear again. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/8 "2022-10-05T17:17:52Z")
Two days, highly suspect Ron22 was another flyby poster. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/9 "2022-10-05T18:45:12Z")
You might think posters are not reading the replies however, they don’t need to log in to read your snippets, each reply is sent in an email. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/10 "2022-10-05T19:53:25Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > each reply is sent in an email. … if they have opted for that. I don’t want that many emails, so I opted out of that arrangement many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-mercedes-benz-gle-dim-headlights/186692/11 "2022-10-05T20:33:03Z")
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