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Documentation Index

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DayZ 1.29 changed how vehicle lights and the third-person camera work at the engine level. Every CZ Autoz vehicle has been migrated to the new native systems, so both work correctly on current builds.

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Lighting

Each vehicle has a full native light set:

Headlights

Forward beams, toggled from the driver’s seat like any DayZ car.

Dashboard

Interior dashboard illumination while the engine runs.

Tail & brake lights

Rear lights that brighten under braking.

Reverse lights

Rear lights that activate in reverse.
Lights only come on when the engine is running and a working battery is fitted. If the engine won’t start (see Whitelisting), the lights won’t either.
The Mazda RX7 (JDM Pack 1) keeps its working pop-up headlights — they raise when you switch the lights on.

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If lights stay off

On builds older than 1.29 the lights could stick off. The fix is simply to run the latest version of the pack or tier — every vehicle has been updated to the 1.29 light system. See the Vehicles Changelog and Common Issues.

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Third-person chase camera

DayZ 1.29 also moved the vehicle follow-camera onto a native system. Each CZ Autoz vehicle sets its own camera pull-back distance and height, so the view frames the vehicle properly — a HEMTT or Unimog sits further back than a low-slung supercar, and nothing clips into the camera.
The camera tuning is built into each vehicle and works automatically — there is nothing to configure server-side. If you tested an older build where the camera felt too close or too high, updating to the latest version resolves it.