Discharge Headlight Description - Suzuki 2006 SX4 Service Manual

9B-2 Lighting Systems:
General Description
Discharge Headlight Description (If Equipped)
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Discharge headlight provides more brightness and consumes less electricity as compared with the conventional
halogen headlight. It consists of a ballast (1), igniter (2) and discharge headlight bulb (3).
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Ballast
Ballast makes the voltage from the battery rise and converts the current from DC to AC. It also outputs high voltage to
the igniter when the headlight is turned on and supplies to discharge headlight bulb with necessary voltage for
continuous lighting while it is lit.
Igniter
Igniter generates high voltage needed to turn on the discharge headlight. It is charged with high voltage raised by the
ballast and it applies voltage pulse as high as about 20,000V to the tungsten electrode in the discharge headlight bulb.
After the discharge headlights light up, the ballast supplies voltage to bulbs.
Discharge headlight bulb
Discharge headlight bulb is used for the low beam. It does not have a filament but xenon gas (1), mercury (3) and
metal iodide (2) sealed in it. It lights up when its tungsten electrodes (4) apply high voltage to these contents.
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Fail-safe function of discharge headlight
As the ballast has a fail-safe function which stops supply of the voltage to the igniter when it detects any of the
following condition.
• Ignition switch is set to "HEAD" position while igniter is not connected to discharge headlight bulb
• Discharge headlight does not light up even when lighting switch is set to "HEAD" position.
• Ballast detects a short in the circuit between discharge headlight bulb and ballast when lighting switch is at "HEAD"
position.