Lights

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316 HO 163 Lights WJB 10-24-01
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 Exterior Lighting - Manual Operation
Relay sidelight left

Relay sidelight right

Relay license plate light

Relay high beam light (both sides)

High beam Relay fog light

indicator
AAM-2 Relay
Relaisrear fog light
Begrenzungslicht links

Fog light switch

Dashlights
Instrument
Fog light / Kl.58d
cluster A1
rear fog light
PRIVATE CAN
switch CAN C

EAM
Note: EAM must be properly
coded to prevent damage to
Bi-xenon headlights!

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Manual Operation-Low Beam

EAM
Low Beam
C
A
N
C

Low beam signal

56
S4
Light
switch
AAM

Low Beam

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 Manual Operation-Parking Lights
Front Right
Parking light

Right
Tail light
F1f24 F1k9

58R
58L
S4
AAM Parking lights Light
58
switch
F1f12 F1K13

Left
Tail light

Front Left
Parking light

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 Manual Operation-HIGH Beam

Right
High Beam

F1f20

S4
High
F2k6 AAM beam Light
switch

F1f47

Left
High Beam

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 Exterior Lighting - “Auto” Operation
Relay sidelight left

Relay sidelight right

Relay license plate light

Relay high beam light (both sides)

Relay fog light

High beam
indicator
AAM-2 Relay
Relaisrear fog light
Begrenzungslicht links

Fog light switch

Dashlights
Instrument
Fog light / Kl.58d
cluster A1
rear fog light
PRIVATE CAN
switch CAN C

Note: If the windshield is

replace, the rain sensor EAM
must be adapted.

Rain/ light sensor

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 Auto Operation-Low Beam

B38
EAM Rain IC
Low Beam sensor
C
A CAN C
N
C

“Auto”
AL
S4
Light
switch
AAM

Low Beam

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 Lighting: Emergency Operation
Parking Parking
Light Light
Low B38
beam N10/1 Rain
EAM Sensor If the CAN
High
Beam circuit from
N10 to N10/1 is
interrupted, the
Emergency
Mode activated
S4 the Low beams.
Light
Switch

License
Fog
Plate
Lights Lights
N10
AAM

Fog
Light
High Switch
Beam Rear
Fog
Low Light
beam
Parking Parking
Light Light
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 Night Security Illumination
(Headlamp Delay Shutoff)

Only active if:

• S4 in “Auto” mode B38 A1
• and ambient sensor from B38 sensing “dark” Rain / light Instrument
• activates when the ignition is turned off sensor Cluster

CAN-C

S4
Light
N10 Switch
AAM

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 Night Security Illumination
Programming
(Delayed Headlamp Feature)
Programming illumination time:
• Ignition in position 2
B38 A1
• S4 in the “Off” position
Rain / light Instrument
• Push the top of the Fog lamp sensor Cluster
switch and hold for ~ 5 sec
• Clock display changes to light “on” time
• Pushing the top of the Fog lamp
switch will cycle through the set times.
Circuit 15
S4
Light
N10 Switch
AAM

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 Bi-Xenon Function 2002

Shutter actuator 12
 Bi-Xenon Light Assembly

Note: This relay is shown

in the wiring diagram but
has not been assigned a
Halogen Suppression Relay “K” number.

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 Bi-Xenon Flash Function
(Low Beam Off)
“Flash” NO Low
signal from beam signal
AAM N10 from EAM
N10/1
Xenon
control
module
Xenon ignition
module
Halogen lamp
Shutter Xenon headlamp
W2 motor W2

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 Bi-Xenon “Flash” Function
(Low Beam On)
“Flash” Low beam
signal from signal from
AAM N10 EAM N10/1

Xenon
control
a module
Xenon ignition
Halogen lamp module
disabled
Shutter Xenon headlamp
W2 motor W2

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