Ro llo ve r p ro te c tio n s ys te m Xe n o n la m p s *
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Xe non la m p s p ro vid e s ignific a ntly im -
p ro ve d vis ib ility, e s p e c ia lly d uring a d -
ve rs e w e a th e r a nd p oor d rivin g c ond i-
tio ns e .g . d rivin g a t n ight in h e a vy ra in
or th ro ugh ro a d re p a ir a re a s w he re
th e re a re n o la ne m a rke rs .
The ro llove r p ro te c tio n s ys te m o ffe rs
a d d itio na l p ro te c tio n a p a rt fro m th e a ir-
b a gs a nd s a fe ty b e lts . Th e s ys te m h a s
highly s e ns itive s e ns ors th a t re a c t im -
m e d ia te ly u p on d e te c tin g a n u ns ta b le
ve hic le c ond itio n, i.e . w he n th e ve hic le
is tilte d to a c ritic a l d e gre e , o r if th e
whe e ls a re n ot m a kin g p ro p e r g ro und
c onta c t. In th is kin d o f s itu a tio n, th e
p ro te c tive b a r in e a c h re a r h e a d
Ve hic le s with xe non la m p s a re e q uip p e d
with a uto m a tic he a d la m p ra nge c ontro l.
As a re s ult, th e h ighwa y is a lwa ys o p ti-
m a lly lig hte d , re ga rd le s s o f ro a d c ond i-
tio ns , a nd d rive rs in onc om ing tra ffic a re
not b lind e d .
re s tra int is trig ge re d .
Xe non la m p s illum ina te th e s id e a nd
Xe non la m p s m a ke a s ignific a nt c ontri-
b utio n to h ighwa y s a fe ty s inc e p e d e s tri-
a ns a nd o th e r h ighwa y u s e rs , b ic yc lis ts
a nd m oto rc yc lis ts in th e rig ht la ne , a re
m ore e a s ily d e te c te d .
fro nt a re a s o f th e ve hic le w ith s ignifi-
c a ntly m ore b rig htn e s s a nd u niform ity
th a n th e tra d itio na l h a loge n la m p .
In a xe non la m p , a n e le c tric a rc re -
p la c e s th e fila m e nt in o rd e r to g e ne ra te
inte ns e illum ina tio n. A g a s m ixtu re in a
q ua rtz g la s s tu b e w ith m e ta l va p or is
ignite d b y a h igh e le c tric vo lta ge . Th e
a rc th a t is g e ne ra te d is th e n s us ta ine d
b y a lo we r vo lta ge . Wh e n th e la m p is
tu rn e d o n th e re is a b rie f w a rm -up
p e rio d . Ma xim um b rig htn e s s is a tta ine d
in a p p ro x. 1 5 s e c ond s .
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