Kia Optima Hybrid Owner's Manual Quiz
Body Electrical System

Headlamp Description and Operation

In this manual: Body Electrical System
General Information — 4Engine Mechanical System — 50Engine Electrical System — 20Emission Control System — 30Engine Control System/Fuel System — 84Automatic Transmission — 98Drive Shaft and Axle — 15Suspension System — 36Steering — 12Restraints — 50Brake System — 38Body (Interior and Exterior) — 54Body Electrical System — 233Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning — 57
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HIDDEN Headlamp

  1. Lamp
    1. Xenon Gas Elements: Xenon gas provides the initial reaction for rapid illumination. Molybdenum electrode: anode arcing. Metal halide salts: color-forming component
    2. Lighting Principle: When xenon gas and metal halide salt are discharged through the molybdenum anode in the capsule, it emits light.
  2. Igniter: The igniter (A) is an electromagnetic converter that receives current from the ballast and additional voltage to light the arc light source in any environment.
  3. Ballast
    1. The ballast (A) supplies an instantaneous high-voltage pulse to the igniter electrode to initiate discharge in the source.
    2. The ballast provides stable power to the bulb and igniter during initiation and normal arc operation.
  4. Stability
    1. Vibration resistant, since there is no filament.
    2. Does not operate if polarity is reversed.
    3. Does not operate if input voltage is not within the range of 10-16 V.
    4. Does not operate if the circuit is shorted.
    5. Does not operate if the bulb is burned out.

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