Mitsubishi Outlander (2013+). Manual — part 206

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• For the low-beam of the headlamp, the headlamp

manual levelling system <Vehicles with halogen
type headlamp> (Refer to .) and the headlamp
automatic levelling system <Vehicles with dis-
charge type headlamp> (Refer to .) have been
adopted so that the height adjustment of the opti-
cal axis can be performed depending on the vehi-
cle load status.

• There are three types of front fog lamps; front fog

lamp (vehicles without daytime running lamp),
front fog lamp (vehicles with daytime running
lamp) and daytime running lamp. These are
installed on the front bumper.

• The rear fog lamp and back-up lamp have been

installed to the rear bumper.

• Two types of the side turn-signal lamp have been

established: the one attached to the fender panel
and the one integrated into the door mirror.

• The rear combination lamp are integrated with

the stop/tail lamp and rear turn-signal lamp.

• The LED-type high-mounted stop lamp have

been integrated into the tailgate.

• The licence plate lamp have been installed to

above the licence plate.

• The lighting system is provided with headlamp

automatic-shutdown function, auto lamp function,
welcome light function and coming home light
function (Refer to

P.54A-12

).

• For the flasher timer function of turn-signal lamp,

the comfort flasher function has been adopted to
improve the operability when changing the lane.
When the turn-signal lamp switch (lighting switch)
is operated for a short time, this function flashes
the turn-signal lamp of the operated direction
three times (Refer to

P.54A-12

).

Specifications

NOTE: The brackets ( ) show the bulb type.

Item

Headlamp assembly <Vehicles with
halogen type headlamp>

High-beam W

60 (HB3)

Low-beam W

55 (H7)

Position lamp W

5 (W5W)

Front turn-signal lamp W

21 (PY21W)

Headlamp assembly <Vehicles with
discharge type headlamp>

High-beam W

60 (HB3)

Low-beam W

35 (D4S)

Position lamp W

5 (W5W)

Front turn-signal lamp W

21 (PY21W)

Front fog lamp

Front fog lamp (vehicles without daytime
running lamp) W

55 (H11)

Front fog lamp (vehicles with daytime
running lamp) W

35 (H8)

Daytime running lamp

Daytime running lamp W

13 (P13W)

Rear fog lamp W

21 (W21W)

Back-up lamp W

21 (W21W)

Side turn-signal lamp

Fender panel type W

5

Door mirror type

LED type

Rear combination lamp

Stop/tail W

21 (P21/5W)

Rear turn-signal W

21 (PY21W)

High-mounted stop lamp

Integrated in tailgate spoiler

LED type

Licence plate lamp W

5 (W5W)

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Headlamp manual levelling system

The beam direction of the headlamps changes
according to the number of passengers and the
amount of load. The headlamp manual levelling func-
tion is a system that allows the driver to change the
direction of headlamp beam so that the drivers of
oncoming cars are not dazzled by the headlamps.
The headlamp levelling switch allows changing the
direction in five steps: 0 to 4.

Relationship between the switch positions and the number of passengers/loads

<5-seating>

<7-seating>

NOTE: Each switch position is for reference. In each switch position, when the headlamp beam is too high,
turn the switch to one-level higher position.

ACC00006AB

Headlamp levelling
switch

Passenger and
load

One or two
passengers

Five passengers Five passengers

and heavy loads

Driver and
heavy loads

Switch position

0

1

2 or 3

4

AC607611

AC607612

AC607613

AC607614

Passenger and
load

One or two
passengers

Four
passengers
(front seat and
third seat)

Seven
passengers

Seven
passengers and
heavy loads

Driver and
heavy loads

Switch position

0

1

2

3

4

AC607615

AC607616

AC607617

AC607618

AC704413

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Operation

1. The headlamp levelling switch increases the

resistance as it is turned from 0 to 4. Turning the
headlamp levelling switch changes the voltage at
point A. When the headlamp levelling switch is
turned from 0 to 4, the voltage at point A
decreases. Upon detection of this voltage change,
the headlamp levelling unit turns the motor to
lower the beam direction. At this time, the
resistance of the variable resistor in the headlamp
assembly changes, and the voltage at point B
decreases gradually. When the voltages at points
A and B become equal, the headlamp levelling
unit stops the motor.

2. Turning the headlamp levelling switch from 4 to 0

increases the voltage at point A, and then the
headlamp levelling unit turns the motor in the
direction opposite to that mentioned in Item 1,
increasing the voltage at point B. When the
voltages at points A and B become equal, the
headlamp levelling unit stops the motor.

3. The headlamp levelling unit detects voltage

changes caused by headlamp levelling switch
operation, and turns the motor to change the
directions of the headlamp reflectors for the
adjustment of the headlamp beam direction.

Headlamp automatic levelling system

The beam direction of the headlamps (vertical angle)
changes according to the number of passengers and
the amount of load. The headlamp automatic level-
ling system is a system that automatically controls
the beam direction of headlamps (up and down
angle) when parking or travelling with stable vehicle
attitude so that the drivers of oncoming cars and of
cars driving in front are not dazzled by the headlamp
beam that is directed upwards.

Operational Description

The beam direction of headlamps is automatically
controlled according to driving conditions as
described in the table below.

AC302836

AC314086AB

Variable resistor

Headlamp
levelling
unit (LH)

Headlamp
levelling
unit (RH)

CPU

0

1

2 3

4

ILL

A

B

A

B

CPU

Fuse

Headlamp
levelling
switch

Variable resistor

Motor
drive
circuit

Voltage
comparison
circuit

Motor
drive
circuit

Voltage
comparison
circuit

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System component and function

Vehicle condition

Control content

When parking

When the engine is stopped with the headlamp (low-beam) ON or
when the vehicle is stopped with the headlamp (low-beam) ON and
the accelerator pedal is released, the ETACS-ECU controls the beam
direction according to the height sensor values of the change in load
resulting from getting on/off of passengers or loading/unloading of
loads.

When driving at a constant speed

When a vehicle starts on curb, the travelling vehicle posture changes
from the posture during parking, so that the beam direction changes.
To control the improper beam direction caused by such vehicle
attitude change, the ETACS-ECU controls the beam direction while
travelling with stable vehicle attitude. This beam direction control
while travelling with stable vehicle attitude is performed only once
between a vehicle stop and the next stop. When driving is started on a
gravel or rough road, the beam direction control is activated after the
vehicle attitude becomes stable on a paved road.

ACC00005

ACB04414

ACB04435

ACB04436

AB

Headlamp assembly
(integrating headlamp
automatic levelling motor)

ETACS-ECU

Rear height
sensor

Front height
sensor

Parts name

Functional description

Ignition switch

Supplies power to the ETACS-ECU when the ignition switch is in
the ON position.

Height sensor (front)

Detects the elongation/contraction of the front suspension and
transmits the signal to the ETACS-ECU.

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