2005 Seat Leon 5D bulb

If and when
234Main beam lights– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒fig. 158 by pulling on this. – Remove the connector
⇒fig. 159 from the bulb.
– Press the spring ⇒fig. 159 inwards and to the right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that it sits correctly into the cut-out on the reflector.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
Fig. 158 Main beam
headlightsFig. 159 Main beam
headlights
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Side lights–Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒fig. 160 by pulling on this. – Extract the lamp holder
⇒fig. 161 outwards.
– Replace the bulb by pulling this out and inserting the replace- ment.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
Rear lights•
On the bodywork
- Indicator, side lights and brake lights
•
On the tailgate
- Left hand side: side and fog light.
- Right hand side: side and rear light.
Fig. 160 Side lightsFig. 161 Side lights
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236Indicator, side and brake lights on the bodywork– Press on the side pin outwards and take out the lamp holder.
– Extract the failed bulb and change it for a new one.
– To refit follow the steps in reverse order, taking special care when
fitting the lamp holder.
Position light, fog light and reverse light on the tailgate–Open the tailgate.
– Pull the cover off. See the arrow ⇒fig. 163 .
Fig. 162 Side position
and brake lights on the
bodywork
Fig. 163 Lights on the
tailgateFig. 164 Removing the
lampholder
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– Take the lampholder out pressing on the securing pins and
extract it outwards ⇒ page 236, fig. 164.
– Replace the faulty lamp, rotating it to the left and outwards.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.Side indicators– Press the indicator on one of its sides to take it out.
– Remove the lamp holder from the indicator.
– Remove the failed glass bulb and replace with a new bulb.
– Insert the lamp holder in the indicator guide until it clicks into place. – First place the indicator in the opening in the bodywork, fixing
the tabs ⇒fig. 165, arrow .
– Insert the lamp as shown by the arrow ⇒fig. 165 .
Fig. 165 Side turn indi-
cator
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Registration light– To remove the bulb holder, unscrew the bolts ⇒fig. 168 . – Remove the lamp, moving it in the direction of the arrow and
outwards ⇒ fig. 169.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
Fig. 168 Registration
plate lightFig. 169 Registration
plate light
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Index
270Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bulb changes
general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Bulb defect warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 148CCar care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Car care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Car phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
CD loader* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Automatic speed dependent locking and un-locking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Locking system for invo luntary unlocking . . 93
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Central locking button Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Centre console with drinks holder . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Changing gear See Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Changing the lamps
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing the main headlight lamps dipped beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
main beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Changing the rear lamps Indicator, position and brake lights on the bodywork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Changing the rear light lamps Position light, fog ligh t and rear light on the
tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Changing the rear lights luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Child seats
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cleaning alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cleaning and caring for your vehicle . . . . . . . . 177
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning cloth seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cleaning fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cleaning wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Climatronic General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Control Light switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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