Lights – Lincoln 2008 MKZ User Manual

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6. Carefully pull bulb straight out of
socket and push in the new one.

Handle a halogen headlamp
bulb carefully and keep out

of children’s reach. Grasp the bulb
only by its plastic base and do not
touch the glass. The oil from your
hand could cause the bulb to
break the next time the
headlamps are operated.

7. For ease of bulb socket installation into the lamp assembly, hold the
bulb socket at 15 degrees clockwise from a vertical position. Using the 2
lead wires oriented exactly up to represent the vertical reference
position.

8. From the 15 degree position rotate the bulb socket clockwise to a
locked position.

9. Tuck the 2 lead wires into the lamp housing to assure that they are
not pinched when installing the protective rubber cap.

10. Install the protective rubber cap to the housing circular ring by
pushing and pressing it forward.

11. Re-apply pressure around the complete circular ring on the housing
to make sure the protective rubber cap is completely seated.

12. Reconnect washer bottle filler neck snap strap by reversing step 3
(Passenger Side Only).

13. Reinstall the AirTube to the air filter assembly. (Driver’s side only).

14. Reinstall the vertical shield to the bolster. (Driver’s side only).

15. Turn the headlamps on and make sure they work properly. If the
headlamp was correctly aligned before you changed the bulb, you should
not need to align it again.

Lowbeam bulb replacement

1. Make sure headlamp switch is in OFF position, then open the hood.

2008 MKZ (378)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA
(fus)

Lights

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