BMW M3 2001 Manual page 139

Lamps and bulbs
Low/high beam headlamps
> Low beams: H7 bulb, 55 watts
> High beams: H7 bulb, 55 watts
The H7 bulb is pressurized. There-
fore, wear safety glasses and
protective gloves. Failure to comply
with this precaution could lead to injury
if the bulb is damaged during replace-
ment.<
Please contact a BMW center in case of
a malfunction.
Parking lamps
5-watt bulb
Please contact a BMW center in case of
a malfunction.
When cleaning the headlamps,
please observe the following: do
not wipe dry with a cloth (this causes
scratches). Never use abrasives or
strong solvents to clean the covers.
Remove dirt and contamination (such
as insects) by soaking with BMW Car
Shampoo and then rinsing with ample
water. Always use a deicer spray to
remove accumulated ice and snow –
never use a scraper.<
Xenon lamps *
The service life of these bulbs is very
long and the probability of a failure is
very low, provided that they are not
switched on and off an unusual number
of times. If one of these bulbs should
nevertheless fail, it is possible to
continue driving with great caution
using the fog lamps, provided traffic
laws in your area do not prohibit this.
Because of the extremely high
voltages involved, any work on the
xenon lighting system including bulb
replacement should be carried out by
technically-qualified personnel only.
Otherwise, there is a risk of fatal
injury.<
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