An agricultural harvester comprising: a header configured to couple to a work vehicle of the agricultural harvester, wherein the header comprises: a center section; a right wing rotatably coupled to a right side of the center section; and a left wing rotatably coupled to a left side of the center section, wherein the left wing and the right wing are configured to rotate with respect to the center section; and a controller comprising a processor and a memory device, wherein the controller is configured to: receive right and left wing height position signals indicative of respective distances (220, 218) between the right wing and the left wing and a soil surface; the agricultural harvester being characterized in that the header comprises a tilt actuator configured to rotate the center section with respect to the work vehicle; and in that the controller is further configured to: receive a right and left wing angle signals indicative of respective angles of the right wing and the left wing with respect to the center section of the header; determine whether the angle of the right wing, the left wing, or both exceeds an angle limit threshold based at least in part on the right and left wing angle signals; and output a tilt signal to the tilt actuator in response to determining that the left wing angle or the right wing angle exceeds the angle limit threshold, wherein the tilt actuator is configured to drive the center section to tilt in response to receiving the tilt signal, and the tilt signal is indicative of instructions to maintain the distances between each of the right wing and the left wings and the soil surface within a target height threshold. a header configured to couple to a work vehicle of the agricultural harvester, wherein the header comprises: a center section; a right wing rotatably coupled to a right side of the center section; and a left wing rotatably coupled to a left side of the center section, wherein the left wing and the right wing are configured to rotate with respect to the center section; and a center section; a right wing rotatably coupled to a right side of the center section; and a left wing rotatably coupled to a left side of the center section, wherein the left wing and the right wing are configured to rotate with respect to the center section; and a controller comprising a processor and a memory device, wherein the controller is configured to: receive right and left wing height position signals indicative of respective distances (220, 218) between the right wing and the left wing and a soil surface; the agricultural harvester being characterized in that the header comprises a tilt actuator configured to rotate the center section with respect to the work vehicle; and in that the controller is further configured to: receive a right and left wing angle signals indicative of respective angles of the right wing and the left wing with respect to the center section of the header; determine whether the angle of the right wing, the left wing, or both exceeds an angle limit threshold based at least in part on the right and left wing angle signals; and output a tilt signal to the tilt actuator in response to determining that the left wing angle or the right wing angle exceeds the angle limit threshold, wherein the tilt actuator is configured to drive the center section to tilt in response to receiving the tilt signal, and the tilt signal is indicative of instructions to maintain the distances between each of the right wing and the left wings and the soil surface within a target height threshold. receive a right and left wing angle signals indicative of respective angles of the right wing and the left wing with respect to the center section of the header; determine whether the angle of the right wing, the left wing, or both exceeds an angle limit threshold based at least in part on the right and left wing angle signals; and output a tilt signal to the tilt actuator in response to determining that the left wing angle or the right wing angle exceeds the angle limit threshold, wherein the tilt actuator is configured to drive the center section to tilt in response to receiving the tilt signal, and the tilt signal is indicative of instructions to maintain the distances between each of the right wing and the left wings and the soil surface within a target height threshold.