Le ve l c o n tro l s ys te m *
Xe n o n la m p s *
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Xe non la m p s p ro vid e s ignific a ntly-
im p ro ve d vis ib ility, e s p e c ia lly d uring
a d ve rs e w e a th e r c ond itio ns a nd d rivin g
s itu a tio ns (d rivin g a t n ight in h e a vy ra in
or th ro ugh ro a d re p a ir a re a s w he re
th e re a re n o la ne m a rke rs , fo r in s ta nc e ).
Ve hic le s w ith xe non la m p s a re
e q uip p e d w ith a uto m a tic h e a d la m p
ra nge c ontro l. As a re s ult, th e h ighwa y
is a lwa ys o p tim a lly lig hte d , re ga rd le s s
of lo a d c ond itio ns , a nd d rive rs in o n-
c om ing tra ffic a re n ot b lind e d .
The le ve l c ontro l s ys te m fo r th e re a r
a xle m a inta ins c ons ta nt g ro und c le a r-
a nc e o f yo ur ve hic le , e ve n w he n c a rry-
ing a lo a d .
The xe non la m p s lig ht u p th e s id e a nd
fro nt a re a s o f th e ve hic le w ith s ignifi-
c a ntly m ore b rig htn e s s a nd u niform ity
th e n th e tra d itio na l h a loge n la m p s .
Xe non la m p s m a ke a s ignific a nt c ontri-
b utio n to h ighwa y s a fe ty s inc e o th e r
highwa y u s e rs , o r b ic yc lis ts a nd m oto r-
c yc lis ts in th e rig ht la ne , a nd p e d e s tri-
a ns a re m ore e a s ily d e te c te d .
To a c hie ve th is , th e ve hic le is e q uip p e d In a xe non la m p , a n e le c tric a rc
with a ir s tru ts a t th e re a r a xle ins te a d o f re p la c e s th e fila m e nt in o rd e r to g e ne r-
c onve ntio na l s hoc k a b s orb e rs a nd s te e l a te in te ns e illum ina tio n. A g a s m ixtu re
s us p e ns ion s p rings . With th e h e lp o f
in a q ua rtz g la s s tu b e w ith m e ta l va p or
tw o s e ns ors , a n e le c tro nic c ontro l u nit is ignite d b y a h igh e le c tric vo lta ge . Th e
c a lc ula te s th e h e ight o f th e b od y a t a ll a rc th a t is g e ne ra te d is th e n s us ta ine d
tim e s a nd , if it is re q uire d , it a llows a ir
whic h is g e ne ra te d in a c om p re s s or to
flow in to th e a ir s p rings .
b y a lo we r vo lta ge . Wh e n th e la m p is
tu rn e d o n, a b rie f p e rio d is n e e d e d fo r
th e fu ll b e a m s tre ngth to b uild u p . Ma xi-
m um b rig htn e s s is a tta ine d in a p p ro x.
As a re s ult o f th e p re s s ure in c re a s e in
th e a ir s p rings , th e le ve l c ontro l s ys te m
e ns ure s n ot o nly c ons ta nt rid e h e ight,
b ut a ls o rid e c om fort w hic h is in d e p e n-
d e nt o f th e lo a d th e ve hic le is c a rryin g.
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5 s e c ond s .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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