Exterior lights
- Make
- Mini
- Model
- Mini Electrical Library
- Year
- 2001
- Section
- Exterior lights › Exterior lights
EXTERIOR LIGHTS
OPERATION
Front fog and driving lamps (Japan)
Front fog lamps Provided the lighting switch is in position II, battery voltage is switched from fusible link 3 in the engine compartment fuse box on an N wire via the lighting switch on an R wire to fuse C3 in the passenger compartment fuse box.
Operation of the front fog lamp switch supplies battery voltage on an RB wire from fuse C3 in the passenger compartment fuse box via the front fog lamp switch on a UG wire to one side of the front fog lamp relay coil. Since the other side of the relay coil is connected to earth, the relay energises and switches battery voltage from the stand-alone fuseholder on a PU wire via the closed contacts of the front fog lamp relay on UG wires to both fog lamps. Since the other side of the lamps are permanently connected to earth on B wires the lamps will illuminate.
NOTE: With the lighting switch at position II, operation of the front fog lamp switch will remove battery voltage from the driving lamp relay coil, de-energising the relay which removes battery voltage from the driving lamps.
Driving lamps Provided the lighting switch is in position II, battery voltage is switched from fusible link 3 in the engine compartment fuse box on an N wire to the lighting switch. When the 'MAIN' position is selected on the dip/main switch, battery voltage on a UW wire via fuse A1 in the passenger compartment fuse box is switched to the front fog lamp switch on a UW-UB wire. Provided the fog lamp switch is in the 'OFF' position, battery voltage is switched on a UW wire to one side of the driving lamp relay coil. Since the other side of the relay coil is connected to earth, the relay energises and switches battery voltage on a P wire from fuse B1 in the passenger compartment fuse box via the relay contacts to the driving lamps on UY wires. Since the other side of the lamps are permanently connected to earth on B wires the lamps will illuminate.
NOTE: Operation of the front fog lamp switch will remove battery voltage from the driving lamp relay coil, de-energising the relay which removes battery voltage from the driving lamps.
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