52 Lighting, windscreen wipers and washers › Replace light bulbs
Do not touch the glass of the light bulb with your
bare fingers.
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Operation
Switching on
NOTICE
Push the lever in the
direction of the arrow.
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Danger of headlight damage due to the ingress of
water and dirt!
Always fit the protective cap on the headlight cor-
It lights up in the instru-
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ment cluster
from
rectly after changing a bulb.
the isolation box.
Conditions for changing a bulb
Switching off
✓ Ignition off
✓ Light switched off
Manually switch the high beam on or off.
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Function restriction
Low beam
The system may dazzle other road users if their
headlights/lights are not detected for the following
reasons, for example:
Remove the protective
cap from the headlight.
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The headlights/lights of oncoming vehicles are
covered by crash barriers, for example.
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The headlamps/lights of the oncoming or preced-
ing vehicle are dirty or not functioning.
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Settings
Activation/deactivation
The function is activated or deactivated in the fol-
lowing menu in the Infotainment system:
Turn and remove the
socket with the bulb.
Or:
Replace light bulbs
Remove the bulb from
the socket.
Insert a new bulb into
the socket so that the
fixing lug A snaps into
the recess on the bulb.
Insert the socket with
the light bulb into the
headlight and turn it
clockwise to secure.
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What you should be mindful of
DIY replacement of the following bulbs is possible.
Have the remaining light sources replaced by a spe-
cialist garage.
The new bulb must conform to the specification of
the original light bulb. The name of the bulb is
marked on the bulb socket.
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After changing a bulb in the low beam light, the main
beam or fog light, have the headlights adjusted by a
specialist garage.
Fit the protective cap on the headlight again.
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CAUTION
Halogen lamps are pressurised and can burst during
replacement!
Wear gloves and safety goggles.
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NOTICE
Contamination of the halogen lamp reduces the life
of the lamp!
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