Hella Accessory Awards for Innovation, Technology and ... - Offquattro
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Be seen in the light<br />
<strong>Hella</strong> – competence <strong>for</strong><br />
safety <strong>and</strong> driving com<strong>for</strong>t<br />
It is important, sometimes even absolutely vital, to<br />
see well <strong>and</strong> be seen in good time. As a road user,<br />
you have to rely on additional light sources at twilight,<br />
in poor lighting conditions <strong>and</strong> at night.<br />
Around 22,990 people work <strong>for</strong> <strong>Hella</strong> in 54 manufacturing<br />
facilities, production subsidiaries <strong>and</strong> joint<br />
venture companies around the globe in order to<br />
give every car driver ideal light in excellent quality,<br />
attractively designed, at all times <strong>and</strong> everywhere.<br />
For this reason, <strong>Hella</strong> products are tested continually<br />
<strong>and</strong> checked <strong>for</strong> function <strong>and</strong> quality right<br />
from the development phase. And only then are<br />
they approved <strong>for</strong> sale.<br />
Xenon lighting systems<br />
Xenon lamps produce light using the principle of<br />
gas discharge. Instead of a glowing filament, a<br />
spark discharge between two electrodes converts<br />
the inert gas xenon in the bulb into so-called plasma.<br />
Alongside the solid, liquid <strong>and</strong> gaseous states,<br />
plasma, the "fourth" state of matter, occurs in<br />
nature on the earth in the <strong>for</strong>m of lightning, spark<br />
discharge, explosions <strong>and</strong> in exhaust gases.<br />
Xenon lighting systems from <strong>Hella</strong> significantly<br />
increase light output, luminance <strong>and</strong> service life<br />
without increasing current consumption, even in<br />
comparison with halogen bulbs.<br />
<strong>Hella</strong> xenon lighting systems comply fully with the<br />
legal regulations <strong>for</strong> the use of light sources of this<br />
type – which is not something that can be said <strong>for</strong><br />
all the systems currently available on the market.<br />
For this reason, make sure the lamps you buy<br />
have ECE approval, since the general certification<br />
of your vehicle will become invalid otherwise.<br />
LED<br />
Light emitting diodes – LEDs – are semiconductor<br />
diodes that convert power directly into light. In<br />
contrast to the conventional filament bulb, they<br />
are not sensitive to mechanical impact. They have<br />
no hollow body that could implode. In relation to<br />
their size, efficiency, durability <strong>and</strong> service life they<br />
can be compared to conventional filament bulbs in<br />
the same way a modern HiFi system can be compared<br />
with an old tube radio.<br />
<strong>Hella</strong> has developed LED technology further, resulting<br />
in even lower power consumption, an extremely<br />
long service life <strong>and</strong> a short reaction time.<br />
Above all, LEDs open up completely new dimensions<br />
in the sector of light design.<br />
CELIS ® light guide<br />
Light guide technology is current "state-of-the-art"<br />
– in other words the best modern technology is<br />
able to per<strong>for</strong>m at the moment. In the area of fibre<br />
optic lighting, <strong>Hella</strong> was the first company to<br />
design this system <strong>for</strong> use in motor vehicles.<br />
With CELIS ® , the Central Lighting System, it is<br />
possible to set trends not only in the interior, but<br />
also on the bodywork of the vehicle. The most<br />
dem<strong>and</strong>ing project from a technical point of view<br />
is the "corona lighting" around headlamps.<br />
CELIS ® is a br<strong>and</strong> name <strong>and</strong> patented light guide<br />
technology from <strong>Hella</strong>.<br />
Tested <strong>and</strong> approved<br />
All the <strong>Hella</strong> products listed in the catalogue have<br />
type approval according to the European ECE<br />
regulations <strong>for</strong> tested vehicle components <strong>and</strong><br />
fully comply with the legal regulations. They are<br />
approved – without further approval procedures<br />
being necessary – <strong>for</strong> immediate installation in the<br />
vehicle.<br />
Be careful – dangerous products!<br />
Un<strong>for</strong>tunately, there are products – xenon retrofit products<br />
in particular – available on the market which are<br />
prohibited in the area governed by the Economic<br />
Commission <strong>for</strong> Europe (ECE Western Europe).<br />
Products of this kind endanger road traffic safety. For<br />
this reason, the general certification of a vehicle becomes<br />
invalid whenever these non-permissible retrofit sets<br />
are used.<br />
Dangerous <strong>and</strong> prohibited (using xenon as an<br />
example)<br />
According to ECE regulation R48 <strong>and</strong> § 50, section 10<br />
STVO (German Highway Code), only complete xenon<br />
headlamp systems may be retrofitted in Europe. These<br />
consist of a set of type-approved headlamps, an automatic<br />
headlamp levelling device <strong>and</strong> a headlamp cleaning<br />
system (m<strong>and</strong>atory regulation).<br />
Unauthorized, illegal "conversions" of halogen headlamps<br />
to xenon are both dangerous <strong>and</strong> prohibited.<br />
Reason: this "DIY work" leads to glare being increased<br />
up to 100-fold – putting other road users in extreme<br />
danger.<br />
This means: The general certification of the<br />
vehicle is no longer valid, insurance protection is<br />
limited.<br />
The reason: every headlamp is only granted its type<br />
approval together with the light source (halogen or<br />
xenon) with which it is intended to be operated. If this<br />
light source is exchanged <strong>for</strong> a light source that has no<br />
type approval or has not been designed <strong>for</strong> the type<br />
approval of the headlamp, the type approval is no longer<br />
valid <strong>and</strong> neither is the general certification of the vehicle<br />
(§ 19 STVZO (FMVSS), section 2, sentence 2, no. 1).<br />
Driving without general certification in turn leads to limitation<br />
of insurance protection (§ 5, section 1, no. 3<br />
KfzPffW, German vehicle compulsory liability insurance<br />
regulations). Those who sell such lighting equipment<br />
without type approval must also reckon with damage<br />
claims from buyers. Because when passing on these<br />
parts, the seller not only takes over the guarantee that<br />
they may be used <strong>for</strong> the <strong>for</strong>eseen purpose, but possibly<br />
also the risks of damage, <strong>and</strong> that without an upper<br />
limit.<br />
Completely legal, on the other h<strong>and</strong>, is the retrofitting<br />
of xenon headlamps such as the ones available<br />
from <strong>Hella</strong> as complete sets (type-approved twin headlamps,<br />
headlamp levelling device <strong>and</strong> headlamp cleaning<br />
system) – with the well-known advantages:<br />
• More than twice the light output in comparison with<br />
halogen lamps<br />
• Brighter <strong>and</strong> wider illumination of the road <strong>and</strong> light<br />
quality approaching that of daylight<br />
• Hazards at the edge of the road or obstacles in front<br />
of the vehicle are recognised earlier<br />
• Pedestrians <strong>and</strong> cyclists are more easily visible<br />
• Xenon light emphasises contrasts <strong>and</strong> coloured vision<br />
• Spatial vision is improved in poor weather conditions<br />
Pirates – not only at sea<br />
Test marking on headlamps <strong>and</strong> combination rear lamps<br />
protects car drivers, garages <strong>and</strong> parts dealers from<br />
product piracy. If these st<strong>and</strong>ardised markings are not<br />
present, the products are very probably fakes. Protect<br />
yourself against illegal products! Rely on type-approved<br />
accessories from well-known br<strong>and</strong> manufacturers such<br />
as <strong>Hella</strong>.<br />
How to read <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong> the combinations of numbers<br />
<strong>and</strong> letters<br />
Example: You find the following marking on the lens of<br />
an H4 st<strong>and</strong>ard headlamp:<br />
HC/R 25 E1 02A 44457.<br />
This means:<br />
H Halogen<br />
C Dipped beam light<br />
R Main beam light<br />
/ The slash means the dipped beam <strong>and</strong> main<br />
beam light cannot be switched on at the same<br />
time.<br />
25 Reference number that provides in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
about the luminous intensity of the driving lamp.<br />
The usual figures are: 10; 12.5; 17.5; 20; 25;<br />
27.5; 30 <strong>and</strong> 37.5.<br />
The sum of all the driving lamps switched on<br />
simultaneously on a vehicle must not exceed the<br />
reference figure 75.<br />
E1 The headlamp has been approved according to<br />
the valid ECE regulation (E) in Germany (1).<br />
02A There is a sidelight in the headlamp, the parking<br />
light (A), the regulation of which has been changed<br />
<strong>for</strong> the second time (02) since initial issue.<br />
44457 The five-digit type approval number is issued<br />
individually <strong>for</strong> every headlamp design approval.<br />
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