Exterior Lighting: Headlamps
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Lincoln MKX and 2014 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The headlamp system is a dual-beam pattern system. It consists of a single replaceable headlamp bulb in each headlamp assembly. The vehicle may come equipped with halogen or High Intensity Discharge (HID) bulbs. The headlamp assembly has the park/turn and side marker lamp integrated into the headlamp assembly.
Vehicles with HID headlamps utilize ballasts to provide the necessary voltage to illuminate the HID bulbs.
When the high beams are requested, a shutter within each headlamp is activated. This changes the headlamp beam pattern to illuminate a greater distance.
If the headlamps are on when the ignition is turned off, the battery saver feature turns the headlamps off after 10 minutes have elapsed.