Lamps and bulbs – BMW M3 Convertible 2005 User Manual

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Lamps and bulbs

The lamps and bulbs make essential
contributions to the safety of your vehi-
cle. Therefore, proceed carefully when
handling bulbs. BMW recommends that
you have such work performed by your
BMW center if you are not familiar with
the procedures.

Do not touch the glass portion of
a new bulb with your bare hands

since even small amounts of impurities
burn in to the surface and reduce the
service life of the bulb. Use a clean
cloth, paper napkin, or a similar mate-
rial, or hold the bulb by its metallic
base.

A replacement bulb set is available from
your BMW center.

Before working on the electrical
system, switch off the electrical

accessory you are working on or dis-
connect the cable from the negative
terminal of the battery. Failure to
observe this precaution could result in
short circuits.
To prevent injuries and damage when
changing a bulb, be sure to comply with
any instructions provided by the bulb
manufacturer.

Low beams and high beams

> Low beams: H7 bulb, 55 watts

> High beams: H7 bulb, 55 watts

The H7 bulb is pressurized. There-
fore, wear safety glasses and pro-

tective gloves. Failure to comply with
this precaution could lead to injury if the
bulb is damaged.

Please contact a BMW center in case of
a malfunction.

Parking lamps

5 watt bulb

Please contact a BMW center in case of
a malfunction.

When cleaning the headlamps, please
follow the instructions in the Caring for
your vehicle brochure.

Xenon lamps*

The service life of these bulbs is very
long and the probability of a failure is
very low, provided that they are not
switched on and off an unusual number
of times. If one of these bulbs should
nevertheless fail, it is possible to con-
tinue driving with great caution using
the fog lamps, provided traffic laws in
your area do not prohibit this.

Because of the extremely high
voltages involved, any work on the

xenon lighting system, including bulb-
changing, should be carried out by
technically qualified personnel only.
Otherwise, there is a risk of fatal
injury.

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