2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE bulb

477
Practical advice
Changing the bulbs Fr
on t bulbs Rea
rbu lbs Overview
P54.00-2549-31 Bulb Type
1 Dipp
ed-beam head-
lamps D1
S35 W
(bi -xen on 1
) 2 Additiona
lturn signal LE
Ds 3 Si
de la mps,pa rki ng
lamps W
5 W 4 Main
-bea m
headlamp s/
Mo torw ay mo de
sp otlight
or
IR em itter*(w ith
Ni ght View Assist) H7
55 W
H11 55 W 5 Co
rnering ligh t* H7
55 W 6 Front
foglamps H11 55 W
7 Tu
rn sign als PY 24 W
1 Vehi cles with bi-xen on head lamp s are equipped
with D1 S-35W bulbs. Always have thes ebulbs
ch ang edata quali fied specialis twork shop ,e. g.
aM erce de s-Benz Service Ce ntre. Bulb Type
8 Th
ird brake
la mp LE
Ds 9 Rear
foglamp
(le ft-h an dside) HiP
19 W a Brak
elamp s/
ta illa mps LE
Ds b Lice
nce plate
lighting W
5 W c Reve
rsing
la mps HiP
16 W d Turn signals HiP
16 W 216_R
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478 Practical advice
Cha
ngingthe bulbs Before changin
gbulbs
! Only fit 12 Vbulbs ofthe sa metypeas
be fore and of th ecorrect watt age.
! Switchth elights offbe fore cha nging a
bu lb to preve ntas hort -circu it.
! Only ho ldbulbs with a clea n, lint-f ree
cloth.
! Donotw ork with wet or gre asyfinge rs.
! Ifth ene wb ulb still do esnotlight up,
co nsulta qu alifi edspecialist worksho p,
e. g. aMe rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre.
! Have the follo wing bulbs ch anged at a
qu alified specialist worksho p,e.g. a
Mercedes -Ben zSe rvice Ce ntre:
! The dipped beam headla mps
! Thefront turn signa ls
! The side lamps
! Thefront foglam p bulbs
! Thead dition altur nsigna lsin the
ex terior mirro rs
! The third brake lamp
! The brakelam ps/the taillamps !
The rear fog lamp
! The rear turn sign als
! The lice nc eplate li ghting
i Haveth ehe adlamp adj ustm ent ch ecked
regularly at a quali fied speciali stwor ksho p,e.g.
a Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre.
Le ft-h andhead lamp
1 Cover
2 Retain ing clip
6 To rem ovethe cover: pull retaining
clip 2in th edirec tion of thea rrow. Chan
ging the ma inbeam headlamps an
dMo torway mod espotli ght
6 Switch off thelig hts.
6 Open the bo nnet.
6 Remov ethe cov er (=page 478). P.
82.10-4415-31 G
Risk of inju ry Bi-
xenon bulbs are under high vo ltage.Do
no t, therefore, re movethec over on bi-xe-
no n bu lbs. Do not chang ebi- xeno nbu lbs
yo ursel f,but haveth em replac ed ataqua li-
fied special ist workshop whichha s th ene c-
es sary spe cial istknow ledge and tools to
ca rry out the workrequire d. 216_
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479
Practical advice
Changing the bulbs
Illust ration :left-ha ndheadlamp
1 Fit-up aid
6 Pullfit- up aid 1upwa rdson theleft-
hand head lamp, downwar dson the
ri gh t-hand he adlamp andre move the
bu lbfrom the he adlamp with fit-up
aid 1. 1
Bulb
2 Fit-up aid
6 Remove bulb1 from theso cket.
6 Insert new bulb 1in the sock et.
i Makesure that the bulb is inserted correc tly
in thesoc ket.The bulb must si tle vel on the so ck-
et.
6 Insertfit- up aid 1into the he adlamp
so that the ha ndle of the fit-u paid
po ints upwards on th eleft-hand he ad-
la mp ,do wn wards on the right -han d
hea dlam p.
6 Pull the fit-up aid downwards on the
le ft-h an dhe adlamp ,up wards on the
righ t-hand he adlamp until it en gage s.
6 Replac e the cover (= page 478)and
cl os eit un til yo uhea rit en gage. Cha
nging the IR emitter*
6 Switchof fthe lights.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Remov ethe cover ( =page 478).
1 Bulb hol der
2 Cable du ct
6 Turn bulb holder 1 anti-clockwise un-
til it dise ngages.
6 Remo vebulb holder 1.
6 Pressthe two lugs on the le ftan d right
of bulb holder 1and pul lthe bulb out
of th eso cke t.
6 Inse rtthe new bu lbinto the socket until
it en gages. P82.10-4416-31 P82.10-4417-31
P82.10-4419-31
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Cha
ngingthe bulbs
6 Fit bulb holder 1into the guid ein the
he adlamp. Cable du ct2 mus tpo int
down and to the right.
6 Turn bulb holder 1 cloc kwise untilit
engages andc abledu ct 2 isat the
bo ttom on the left. Chan
ging the cornering light bulbs
6 Switchof fthe lights.
6 Open thebo nne t.
6 Remov ethe cover ( =page 478). 1
Bulb hol der
2 Cable du ct
6 Turn bulb holder 1anti-c lock wise un-
til it disenga ges.
6 Remov ebu lbho lder 1.
6 Remove th ebulb from the socket.
6 Inse rtthe new bulb into the socket and
press it down fully.
6 Fitbu lb holder 1into the guide inthe
headlamp.
The lug on the bulb ho lder must po int
up and to the left and cable du ct2
mu stpoi ntup and to the le fton the le ft-
hand hea dlam pand down and to the
right on the right-hand he adlamp.
6 Turn bulb holder 1cloc kwise until it
en gages. P82.10-4418-31216_R
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