F60 [HELP] F60 LCI2 2023 USA — Matrix LED AHL retrofit via FLE2 MAX

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Apr 22, 2026 | 07:48 PM

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[HELP] F60 LCI2 2023 USA — Matrix LED AHL retrofit via FLE2 MAX

Hi everyone,

I've been working on a Matrix LED / Adaptive Headlight (AHL) retrofit on my 2023 MINI Countryman F60 LCI2 (USA spec) for several weeks and I'm stuck at the final coding step. I believe someone here may have completed this successfully or at least encountered the same obstacles. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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VEHICLE
- Model: 2023 MINI Countryman F60 LCI2 JCW (USA)
- VIN market: A080 (North America)
- I-Step (shipment): F056-22-11-550
- Original headlights: LED Headlight with extended scopes, non-adaptive (SA 5A4 from factory)
- Original FLE2MID Light module

HARDWARE INSTALLED
- Headlights: European Matrix LED units (63115A3BD77 and 63115A3BD78), physically installed and wired
- FLE modules: Replaced OEM FLE2MID modules with FLE2MAX (BMW p/n 8494844) from Xenons4U — both driver and passenger side
- KAFAS2: Original unit retained
- BDC_BODY: Original unit retained

SOFTWARE / TOOLS
- E-SYS: 3.40.1
- PSdZData: 4.56.11 Full
- FA file: manually edited XML with SA 552, ZeitKriterium 0323, Typschlüssel 33BS

WHAT WAS DONE — FULL SEQUENCE
1. FLE2 MAX modules flashed via TAL (blFlash + swDeploy): SWFL_00002B42_008_050_001 — SUCCESS
2. CAFD 000024C3_010_200_001 deployed to FLE[43] and FLE[44] via cdDeploy — SUCCESS
3. BDC_BODY coded with FA 552 (CAFD 000017BE_085_010_026) — SUCCESS
4. KAFAS2 coded with FA 552 (CAFD 00001148_000_033_002) — SUCCESS
5. FA + FP written to VCM with SA 552, ZK 0323 — SUCCESS

RESULT WITH FA 552 ACTIVE
- At ignition ON (lights switch in OFF position): "Adaptive lights malfunction" warning appears immediately on iDrive
- When lights switched to AUTO or ON: brief flash, then lights go completely dark
- Errors generated: DRL failure (L+R), Low beam failure (L+R), High beam failure (L+R)
- "Adaptive lights malfunction" remains permanently on cluster
- At ignition OFF: same light errors re-appear

RESULT WITH FA 5A4 (FACTORY SPEC)
- Reverting to FA 5A4 + coding BDC/FLE/KAFAS2 with that FA: all lights work perfectly
- No errors, no warnings
- LED headlight with extended scopes behavior (no adaptive, no Matrix) — exactly as factory

HYPOTHESIS
The problem appears to be that the CAFD generated for FLE[43]/FLE[44] contains USA market parameters (Landmarkt = USA, light distribution pattern for North America) despite the physical hardware being European Matrix LED units. The modules likely reject the incompatible parameters and go into fault mode.

Key observation: SA 552 in a USA FA (E-Code A080) may generate the same CAFD as 5A4 because the FA2FP for the USA market has no ECE definition for SA 552. The BDC_BODY coding with 552 vs 5A4 produced nearly identical CAFD output — suggesting the FA2FP USA does not differentiate between the two.

SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
1. Has anyone successfully activated Matrix LED / AHL on a USA-spec F60 with European headlights? If so, what E-Code and ZeitKriterium did you use in the FA?
2. Is it necessary to change the E-Code from A080 to an ECE code (e.g. M246, M240) in the FA to get the correct CAFD for the FLE2 modules?
3. What is the correct value for the "Landmarkt" parameter inside the FLE CAFD for European Matrix LED hardware?
4. Has anyone successfully manually edited the FLE CAFD parameters (Landmarkt, Lichtverteilung, AHL_Funktion) instead of relying on automatic coding from the FA?
5. Is PSdZData with ECE FA2FP required to generate the correct CAFD, or can this be done manually with the USA PSdZData?

Any guidance, working FA files, or CAFD parameter values from a successfully coded F60 with Matrix LED would be extremely helpful.

Thank you in advance.