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Lamps and bulbs
Th e illustratio n s ho w s th e le ft- h a n d si d e
of th e e n gin e c o m p art m e nt.
1 Low beams
H 7 b ulb, 5 5 w atts
2 High beams
H 7 b ulb, 5 5 w atts
Th e H 7 b ul b is pre ssuri z e d. Th ere -
fore , w e ar saf ety glass e s a n d
prote ctive glo v e s. F ailure to c o m ply
with this pre c a utio n c o uld le a d to injury
if th e b ulb is a c cid e ntally d a m a g e d
d urin g re pla c e m e nt. <
1 Pre s s th e tw o lo c ks at th e fro nt a n d
turn l e ft to rele a s e th e b ul b h old e r.
2 R e m o v e a n d re pl a c e th e b ulb .
46 0 d e 1 3 0
W h e n cl e aning th e h e a d la m ps,
pl e as e o b s erve th e f ollo w in g : d o
not wip e d ry with a cloth (s cratc h e s).
N ev er us e a bra siv e s or stro ng s olv e nts
to cle a n th e c ov ers. R e m o v e dirt a n d
c o nta min atio n (su c h a s in s e cts) b y
so a kin g with B M W C ar S h a m p o o a n d
th e n rin sin g w ith ple nty of w at e r.
Alw ays u s e a d eic er s pra y to r e m ov e
a c c u m ulat e d ic e a n d sn o w – n e v er u s e
a s cra p er. <
Xenon lamps*
Th e s e rvic e lif e of th e s e b ulb s is v e ry
lo n g a n d th e pro b a bility of a f ailure is
v ery lo w, pro vi d e d th at th e y are n ot
s witc h e d o n a n d off a n un u s u al n u m b er
of tim e s. N e v erth ele ss, if o n e of th e
la m p s sh o ul d f ail, y o u c an c o ntin u e
drivin g usin g th e fo g la m p s if lo c al la w s
p ermit this.
B e c a us e of th e e xtre m ely hig h
volta g e s inv olv e d, a n y w ork o n th e
lig htin g syste m , in clu din g b ulb re pla c e -
m e nt, sh oul d b e p erf orm e d o nly b y
te c h ni cia n s w ith th e a p pro pria t e q u alifi-
c atio n s. F ailur e to c o m ply with this
cre at e s a risk of f atal injury. <