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Bi-Xenon headlamps
Some vehicles are fitted with Xenon low/high
beam headlamp units. Xenon lamps provide
significantly improved visibility, especially
during adverse weather and driving conditions.
Bi-Xenon units use a Xenon bulb for both high
beam and low beam, whilst a halogen bulb is
used for high beam fill-in. A shutter, operated
by a solenoid, changes the direction of the
Xenon light beam, to give either low or high
beam.


ADAPTIVE FRONT LIGHTING SYSTEM
(AFS)
Adaptive front lighting system (AFS) is a new
lighting system, designed to give the driver
improved visibility. It has two main
components: A swivelling headlamp unit and a
static bending lamp, with a beam set to 45
degrees from the centre line of the vehicle.
The headlamp units can swivel left or right to
improve light spread on bends in the road and
they operate throughout the vehicle speed
range. They also react to braking or
acceleration in the vertical plane, to maximise
headlamp performance. Additional lighting is
supplied by the static bending lamps at speeds
between 30 km/h (18 mph) and 70 km/h (44
mph). If the higher speed is exceeded, the
static bending lamps will only reactivate when
speed reduces to 60 km/h (37 mph). These
headlamps broaden the beam of the headlamps
when cornering.
The system takes inputs from the vehicle's
road speed and steering angle, to determine
the amount of horizontal swivel. The amount of
swivel is highest at low manoeuvring speeds
and movement reduces as speed increases.
Static bending lights operate when the system
detects a steering wheel rotation of 70 degrees
or more.
If reverse gear is selected, the lamps return to
the central position and the unit's swivelling
capability is disabled.


Cornering lamps
These lamps broaden the beam of the
headlamps when cornering during normal
night driving.
Additional lighting comes from the static
bending lamps which have a beam set to 45
degrees outward from the centre line of the
vehicle.
The system switches on the lamp, if it has
received an input from the vehicle's direction
indicator. As the system is ignition-based, the
lamps will not stay on even if the vehicle is
parked with the direction indicator lever in the
operating position.
Only the lamp on the same side as the
operating direction indicator comes on.
Operating the direction indicators will also
activate the relevant lamp.
If reverse gear is selected, the lamps return to
the central position and the unit's swivelling
capability is disabled unless the direction
indicators are operating.