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Using the system
Safety
Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
WARNING
•
Bulbs H7 and H4 are pressurised and
may burst when changing the bulb -
risk of injury!•
It is recommended to wear gloves and
safety glasses when changing a bulb.
•
Gas discharge bulbs* (xenon bulbs) op
erate with a high voltage, profes-
sional knowledge is required - danger to life!
Caution
Do not take hold of the glass bulb with naked fingers (even the smallest amount of dirt reduces the working life of the light bulb).
Use a clean cloth, serviette or something
similar.
Note
This Owner's Manual only describes the replacement of bulbs where it is assumed that no major complications will
arise. Other light bulbs should be replaced by your
specialist garage.
Front headlightPositions of the light bulbs in the front headlight
⇒fig. 197
.
- Fog lights and daylight driving lights - Parking lights (Xenon headlight) - Parking lights (halogen headlight), low beam lights and main beam lightsTurn signal light at the frontYou should have the light bulb of the front
turn signal light replaced by a specialist
garage.Parking light at the frontFig. 198 Remove cap / removing the fixtur
e for the parking light (halogen headlight)
Luggage compartment light
W5W
Door warning light
W5W
Lighting in storage compartment on front passenger side
C3W
Others
Bulb
Fig. 197 Front headlight: Fitting position of the bulbs
AAABAC
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– Unscrew the securing screw with the aid of the Torx wrench and press the three
catches in direction of arrow
⇒page 241, fig. 204
.
– Remove the plastic lamp holder.– Replace the defective light bulb. – In order to replace a bulb for the brake light, reversing light, rear fog or turn signal
light, turn the fixture of the bulb to the left up to the stop and take the bulb out of the housing or pull the bulb for the parking light out of the fixture
⇒page 241,
fig. 204
.
– Change the bulb, install again the fixture with
the bulb in the housing and turn it to
the right up to the stop or insert it.
– Insert the plastic lamp holder into the
illumination unit until the interlocks are
heard to engage and screw in the securing screw with the aid of the Torx wrench ⇒ page 241, fig. 204
.
– Reconnect the plug connector and insert
the bulb in the original position.
– Screw on the light
⇒page 241, fig. 203
on the left.
Fitting position of the light bulbs in the rear light unit
⇒page 241, fig. 204
- Brake lights - Reversing lights - Rear fog light - Turn signal lights - parking lights
Licence plate light– Unscrew the glass
cover of the light
⇒fig. 205
.
– Take the faulty bulb out of the holder and insert a new one.– Replace the the glass cover of the light and press it down to the stop - ensure that
the glass cover is correctly installed.
– Screw the glass cover tight.
AA
A1A2A3A4A5
Fig. 205 Licence plate light
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Index 264
towing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tow-starting and towing vehicle
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Traction control system (TCS)
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Two-way radio systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tyre inflation pressure
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tyres
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Uphill-Start off-Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168VVanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Ventilation
Auxiliary ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
WWarning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
with a high-pressure cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Washing vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Wax treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Wheel
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215, 226
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows
de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windscreen washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Windshield washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windshield wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wiper blades
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
XXenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
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