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DIM-DIP HEADLAMP SYSTEM

(U. K . Models)

The Motor V e h i c l e s (Dim-Dip L i g h t i n g D e v i c e s ) R e g u l a t i o n s 1983

of t h e Road T r a f f i c

d e c r e e s t h a t c a r s m a n u f a c t u r e d on o r

a f t e r 1 s t O c t o b e r 1986 f o r u s e i n t h e

and f i r s t

r e g i s t e r e d on o r a f t e r 1 s t A p r i l 1987, s h a l l b e f i t t e d w i t h

Dim-Dip l i g h t i n g s y s t e m s .

The Dim-Dip s y s t e m must o p e r a t e a s f o l l o w s :

I f , w i t h t h e v e h i c l e s i d e l a m p s l i t , t h e i g n i t i o n i s

s w i t c h e d o n , t h e headlamp d i p beams ( h a l o g e n ) w i l l

o p e r a t e on a r e d u c e d c u r r e n t t o p r o v i d e 10% o f t h e i r

n o r m a l i n t e n s i t y .

1987 Model Year Domestic c a r s a r e f i t t e d w i t h

Dim-Dip s y s t e m s which o p e r a t e a s f o l l o w s :

The l i g h t i n g s w i t c h i s l o c a t e d a t t h e l e f t hand t o p of

a s c - i a b i n n a c l e .

With t h i s s w i t c h i s t h e ' u p ' p o s i t i o n , a l l l i g h t s a r e

I n t h e c e n t r e p o s i t i o n , t h e s i d e , r e a r and p a n e l l i g h t s

a r e s w i t c h e d on.

market. c a r s f i t t e d w i t h

h e a d l a m p s s w i t c h i n g on t h e i g n i t i o n w i l l r a i s e

t h e headlamp pods w i t h t h e d i p beams o p e r a t i n g i n 'dim'mode.

With t h e swi-tch i n t h e 'down' p o s i t i o n t h e headlamp p o d s

a r e r a i s e d w i t h t h e headlamps

Dip and f l a s h c o n t r o l

unchanged and o p e r a t e s a s p r e v i o u s l y .

Component L o c a t i o n

The dim-dip module

mounted i n b o a r d of t h e r i g h t

hand headlamp pod w e l l , and. t h e f u s e

e x i s t i n g headlamp r e l a y s , b e h i n d t h e

and r e l a y a l o n g s i d e t h e

l e f t hand pod.

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