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Body Electrical System

Headlamps Description and Operation

In this manual: Body Electrical System
General Information — 15Maintenance — 7Engine Mechanical System — 84Engine Electrical System — 49Emission Control System — 22Fuel System — 95Clutch System — 28Manual Transmission — 21Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) System — 47Drive Shaft and Axle — 20Suspension System — 36Steering — 23Restraints — 39Brake System — 54Body (Interior and Exterior) — 209Body Electrical System — 254Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning — 56
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Description and Operation

HIDDEN Headlamp

  1. Lamp
    1. Components: Xenon Gas: Xenon gas provides the initial reaction for quick illumination. Molybdenum Electrode: Anode spark. Metal Halide Salts: Color-forming component.
    2. Lighting Principle: When xenon gas and metal halide salt discharge molybdenum anode in the capsule, it emits light.
  2. The igniter (A) is an electromagnetic transformer that receives current from the ballast and supplies high voltage to the light source to start the arc in any environment.
  3. Ballast
    1. The ballast (A) supplies an instantaneous high-voltage pulse to the igniter electrode to initiate the discharge in the source.
    2. The ballast provides stable power to the lamp and igniter during initial startup and normal arc condition.
  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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