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90nXe n o n la m p s *
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 -d yn a m ic
he a d la m p ra nge c ontro l. As a re s ult, th e
highwa y is a lwa ys o p tim a lly lig hte d , re -
ga rd le s s o f lo a d c ond itio ns , a nd d rive rs
in o nc om ing tra ffic a re n ot b lind e 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 a n th e tra d itio na l h a loge n la m p .
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 , b ic yc lis ts a nd m oto rc y-
c lis ts in th e rig ht la ne , a nd p e d e s tria ns
a re m ore e a s ily d e te c te d .
In a xe non la m p , a n e le c tric a rc re -
p la c e s th e fila m e nt in o rd e r to g e ne ra te
inte ns e illum ina tio n. A g a s m ixtu re in a
q ua rtz p is to n with m e ta l va p or is ignite d
b y a h igh e le c tric vo lta ge . Th e a rc th a t
is g e ne ra te d is th e n s us ta ine d b y a
lowe r vo lta ge . Wh e n th e la m p is tu rn e d
on th e re is a b rie f p e rio d o f h igh in te n-
s ity. Ma xim um b rig htn e s s is a tta ine d in
a p p ro x. 1 5 s e c ond s .
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 7-Series (E38) |
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