HID Bulbs

HID Bulbs


Note usage and safety notes for changing HID bulbs. Refer to=> [ HID Headlamps, Usage and Safety Precautions ] Service Precautions.

• The Left High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamp (L13) and the Right High Intensity Gas Discharge (HID) Lamp (L14) can be checked using Vehicle Electrical System Control Module (J519) Output Diagnostic Test Mode (DTM).

• Illustrations depict replacement of right HID bulb. Removing and installing the left headlamp is identical.

Removing

- Remove headlamp. Refer to => [ HID Headlamps With Cornering Lamp ] HID Headlamps With Cornering Lamp.

- Pull off cover cap - 1 -.






- Press the side button - arrow - to release the connector and remove it from the HID Lamp Igniter Unit (N195) - 1 -.







• There are pressures from 7 bar (101 psi) (cold) to 100 bar (1464 psi) (hot) in the glass portion of the HID bulb. The hot glass of the bulb can reach temperatures of up to 700 degrees Celsius (1292° F).

• The glass can explode and there is a danger of burning.

• When removing and installing HID bulbs, always wear safety glasses and gloves.

- Turn the HID Lamp Igniter Unit (N195) - 1 - in the- direction of arrow - and remove it together with the HID lamp out of the reflector.






HID lamp : D1S, 35 W

Installing


When installing the cover cap, make sure the cap is properly seated. It is destroyed by entry of water into headlamp.

• Do not touch glass cone when installing gas-discharge lamp. Fingers leave traces of grease on glass cone which can evaporate when gas-discharge lamp is switched on and glass cone will cloud.

• Glass cone of gas-discharge lamp must not be under a mechanical strain of any kind. Glass cone is extremely sensitive and is also under high pressure.

• Avoid looking directly into focused light beam, since UV radiation from the gas-discharge lamp is approximately 2.5 times higher than that of standard Halogen lights.

• If a headlamp with automatic vertical headlamp range control is removed, perform headlamp basic setting after installation. Refer to Headlamps, Checking and Adjusting.

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Check headlamp for function.

- Check the headlamp adjustment and adjust it if necessary. Refer to Headlamps, Checking and Adjusting.