| Use and safety instructions for gas discharge lamps |
WARNING | Never change lamps, if one is not familiar with the relevant handling and safety instructions. |
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| If installation is performed on the headlight with gas discharge lamps, pay attention to the following points: |
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| Notes for dangerous high voltage / current |
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| Notes for pressure, temperature and radiation/ arc |
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| Mounting instructions for gas discharge lamps |
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| Disposal instructions for gas discharge lamps |
| Notes for dangerous high voltage / current |
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| Mortal high voltage flows through the control units for light system, connectors or parts of lamp base. |
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| The control unit for gas discharge lamp must never be operated without gas discharge lamp. |
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| The battery earth strap must be disconnected before working on the parts of the gas discharge headlight marked with the yellow high voltage symbols (this does not apply if the gas discharge lamp is removed from an already disassembled headlight, e.g. on Octavia ll). |
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| Then switch the low beam light on and off again. Thus remaining voltage is discharged. |
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Note | Notes for pressure, temperature and radiation/ blinding |
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| The gas discharge lamp must only be operated in the headlight housing due to the high voltage (over 28000 V when igniting the gas discharge lamp). |
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| Glass and bulbs can be very hot - risk of burning! |
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| Do not look directly into the ray of light because the intensity of the UV ray of the gas discharge lamp is approx. 2.5 times greater than that of the usual halogen light. The visual power can be impaired for a long period. |
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| Avoid contact with exploded glass. |
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| Halogen bulbs and gas discharge lamps (Xenon/bi-xenon) are pressurized and can burst when changing the bulb - risk of injury! |
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| Always wear protective goggles and gloves for removing and installing halogen bulbs and gas discharge lamps. |
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| Mounting instructions for gas discharge lamps |
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| Do not touch the glass bulb with bare fingers when changing the gas discharge lamps, use clean material gloves. The remaining finger print would evaporate through the heat of the switched on bulb and condense on the reflector, which impairs the luminosity of the headlight. |
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| Replace defective gas discharge lamp with a gas discharge lamp of the same version. The designation is on the lamp base or on the glass bulb. |
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| Lock plug connections correctly in place when installing and pay attention to correct fitting of the connection. |
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| Disposal instructions for gas discharge lamps |
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| Gas discharge lamps must be disposed of as hazardous waste, they do not belong to the usual household waste. |
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| Gas discharge lamps contain metallic mercury (Hg) and traces of thallium. |
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| Do not destroy gas discharge lamps, avoid contact with exploded glass. |
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| Observe the disposal instructions, dispose of gas discharge lamps only in the provided reservoirs at a proper collection point. |
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