Main lighting
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The main lighting of the car comprises main beam and dipped beam, number-plate lighting and parking lights.
It is turned on with the light switch in position 2 and the ignition in position OFF, ON, or ST. Switching between main and dipped beams is done with the dipswitch, the lever to the left of the steering wheel.
With the ignition in position OFF, ON or ST, +X voltage is supplied from the ignition switch to pin 16 of the light switch. When the light switch is turned to position 2 the power is fed to the dipped-beam relay (8) from pin 11 and to DICE pin 15 so that DICE will know the position of the switch. DICE grounds the relay (8), after which power is fed to the filament monitor (228b) and further to fuses (8 and 9) and to the dipped-beam lamps (12).
The dipswitch controls the main beam in two different ways: either "flash", with the dipswitch drawn to the spring-loaded position, or "main beam", with the dipswitch in a fixed position. In both cases the dipswitch is drawn towards the rim of the steering wheel.
The main beam is controlled using the dipswitch (215) and the light switch (10). If the light switch is in position 0, +30 is fed through the dipswitch (215) straight to the filament monitor (228b) and fuses (7 and 13) to the main-beam lamps (11). To get continuous main beam, switch (10) must be set to position 2. DICE (628) will then ground the relay (8), which powers the main beam through the filament monitor (228b) and the fuses (7 and 13).
If the light switch is in position 0 or 1 and the ignition is held in position ST, the dipped-beam relay will release after 20 seconds.
When the light switch is in position 2 and the ignition is ON, DICE puts “"Main beam ON"” onto the bus. The message is used by SID, which switches on the instrument lighting. The intensity of the light is decided by the setting of the rheostat (0-100%).
The light switch positions operate different lighting modes depending on how DICE is programmed. There are 3 different program alternatives. The reason for this is that different markets demand different lighting modes. When program alternative 1 is to be used, fuse 35 must first be removed.
The three alternatives when the ignition is set to ON are:
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Light switch positions
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0
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1
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2
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1
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No main lights
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Parking lights
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Main and dipped beams
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2
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Dipped beam
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Parking lights
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Main and dipped beams
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3
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Dipped beam
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Dipped beam
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Main and dipped beams
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If main beam is on and the ignition is turned to position OFF, or if the light switch is turned to any other position, the main beam will be switched off and must be turned on again.
When the ignition is in the OFF position the same programming function is employed for all markets. In position 0 or 2, there will be no lights on. In Position 1, the parking lights will be on.
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When changing a bulb, use one with the right output otherwise the components could be damaged. |
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