Replacing bulbs for front lamps
Before you start to replace a bulb for a
front lamp, do the following first:
X Turn the exterior lamp switch to position
$ (Y page 64).
X Switch off the ignition.
X Open the service flap (Y page 120). Left headlamp, (right headlamp in reverse)
Parking and side marker lamp bulb
X
Removing:
Driver’s
side: Turn bulb socket ? toward
the outside.
Passenger side: Turn bulb socket ?
toward the outside.
X Pull bulb socket ? out of the headlamp
housing.
X Pull the bulb out of bulb socket ?.
X Installing:
Insert the new bulb into bulb
socket ?.
X Insert bulb socket ? into the headlamp
housing.
X Driver side: Turn bulb socket ? toward
the inside.
Passenger side: Turn bulb socket ?
toward the inside.
Low‑beam headlamp bulb X
Removing: Take off low‑beam headlamp
cover =.
X Detach the electrical connector. X
Bend the retainer spring end down and
forward until it unclips. Fold the
retainer spring back.
X Pull the bulb out of the headlamp
housing.
X Installing: Insert the new bulb into the
headlamp housing.
X Fold the retainer spring forward.
X Bend the retainer spring end forward
then up and back to clip in.
X Attach the electrical connector.
X Reinstall low‑beam headlamp cover =.
High‑beam headlamp bulb X
Removing: Take off high‑beam headlamp
cover ;.
X Detach the electrical connector.
X Tilt the bulb socket down and pull it out.
X Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.
X Installing: Insert the new bulb into the
bulb socket.
X Fit the bulb so that the retaining lug of
the base plate is pointing up.
X Press the bulb into the bulb socket until
it is fully engaged.
X Attach the electrical connector.
X Reinstall high‑beam headlamp cover ;.
Front turn signal lamp bulb X
Removing: Turn bulb socket :
counterclockwise
by a quarter of turn and
pull it out of the headlamp housing.
X Press gently onto the bulb and turn it
counterclockwise.
X Pull the bulb out of bulb socket :.
X Installing:
Insert the new bulb into bulb
socket :.
X Press gently onto the bulb and turn it
clockwise.
X Insert bulb socket : into the headlamp
housing. Replacing bulbs
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