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
003F (Ypage 64).
X Switch off the ignition.
X Open the service flap (Y page 123).Left headlamp, (right headlamp in reverse)
Parking and side marker lamp bulb X
Removing:
Driver’s side: Turn bulb socket 0085toward
the outside.
Passenger side: Turn bulb socket 0085
toward the outside.
X Pull bulb socket 0085out of the headlamp
housing.
X Pull the bulb out of bulb socket 0085.
X Installing: Insert the new bulb into bulb
socket 0085.
X Insert bulb socket 0085into the headlamp
housing.
X Driver side: Turn bulb socket 0085toward
the inside.
Passenger side: Turn bulb socket 0085
toward the inside.
Low‑beam headlamp bulb X
Removing: Take off low‑beam headlamp
cover 0087.
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 hous-
ing.
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 0087.
High‑beam headlamp bulb X
Removing: Take off high‑beam headlamp
cover 0044.
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 0044.
Front turn signal lamp bulb X
Removing: Turn bulb socket 0043counter-
clockwise 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 0043.
X Installing: Insert the new bulb into bulb
socket 0043.
X Press gently onto the bulb and turn it
clockwise.
X Insert bulb socket 0043into the headlamp
housing. 182
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The arrow on bulb socket
0043must be in
line with the line on the headlamp hous-
ing.
X Turn bulb socket 0043clockwise by a quar-
ter of turn.
Side turn signal lamp bulb X
Removing: Open the door on the corre-
sponding side. X
Press on retaining lug 0043in the direc-
tion of the arrow until the side turn sig-
nal lamp housing disengages.
X Close the door.
X Use a suitable tool to loosen the side turn
signal lamp housing from the fender.
X Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise
and pull it out of the side turn signal
lamp housing.
X Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.
X Installing: Insert the new bulb into the
bulb socket.
X Insert the bulb socket into the side turn
signal lamp housing and turn the bulb
socket clockwise.
X Fit the side turn signal lamp housing
onto the fender.
X Press gently onto the side turn signal
lamp housing.
The side turn signal lamp housing must
audibly engage. Replacing bulbs for rear lamps
Before you start to replace a bulb for a rear
lamp, do the following first:
X Turn exterior lamp switch to position
003F (Ypage 64).
X Switch off the ignition.
Tail lamp unit X
Removing:
Coupé: Open the upper tailgate.
X Open the lower tailgate.
X Cabriolet: Open the rear soft top
(Y page 72).
X Remove the side cover in the cargo com-
partment on the corresponding side.
X Fold the damping material forward, if
necessary. Left bulb carrier illustrated as example
0043
Retaining tab
0044 Electrical connector
X Press retaining tab 0043in the center of
the bulb carrier upwards.
X Pull the bulb carrier out of the tail lamp
housing. Replacing bulbs
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Left bulb carrier with bulb sockets (right bulb
carrier in reverse)
0043 Retaining tab
0087 Brake, tail, turn signal and side marker
lamp bulb
0085 Backup lamp bulb
X Depending on which bulb needs to be
replaced, press gently onto bulb 0087
or 0085 and turn it counterclockwise.
X Pull the bulb out of the bulb socket.
X Installing: Insert the new bulb into the
bulb socket.
X Press gently onto the bulb and turn it
clockwise until it engages.
X Insert the bulb carrier into the tail lamp
housing.
X Press gently onto the bulb carrier.
Let retaining tab 0043engage.
X Fold the damping material backward, if
necessary.
X Reinstall the side cover in the cargo
compartment. High-mounted brake lamp X
Removing: Unscrew retaining screws 0043.
X Remove high-mounted brake lamp 0085.
X Detach electrical connector 0044from bulb
socket 0087.
X Turn the bulb counterclockwise and pull
it out of its socket.
X Installing: Install in the reverse order.
License plate lamps X
Use a suitable tool to loosen the corre-
sponding license plate lamp unit at
jacking point 0043.
X Carefully unclip the license plate lamp
unit. 184
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No. Accessory/Component Amperage Color
006D
CPC, shifter, brake force booster vacuum
pump 7.5 A Brown
006E
Coolant pumps 1 and 2, high-voltage battery 15 A Blue
006F
ESP
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control unit 25 A Neutral
0070
Exterior lamp switch, turn signal lamp
switch, cockpit switch module, on-board
diagnostics socket, exterior rear view mir-
ror heating, anti-theft warning system,
rain-light sensor, charge level and power
gauges, central locking system, instrument
cluster, Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS), brake and turn signal lamps (left and
right) 10 A Red
0071
— — —
0072
— — —
0073
Safety circuit high-voltage battery 15 A Blue
0074
— — —
0075
Rear window wiper (coupé only) 15 A Blue
0076
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control unit, EPS control unit, restraint
systems 10 A Red
0077
Electric drive components, engine control
unit, transmission control unit, on-board
diagnostics socket, sound generator 7.5 A Brown
0078
Air conditioning system, exterior rear view
mirror adjustment, washer pump, audio, seat
heating, wiper switch, cruise control, soft
top switch (cabriolet only), backup lamp 10 A Red
0079
Auxiliary power outlet 15 A Blue
007A
Left low‑beam headlamp 7.5 A Brown
007B
Right low‑beam headlamp 7.5 A Brown
007C
— — —
007D
Right high‑beam headlamp 7.5 A Brown
007E
Left high‑beam headlamp 7.5 A Brown
007F
Electric drive components 7.5 A Brown Fuses
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