Replacing bulbs for front lamps, Practical hints – Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Replacing bulbs
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Do not remove the cover for the Bi-Xenon
headlamp. Because of high voltage in
Xenon lamps, it is dangerous to replace the
bulb or repair the lamp and its components.
We recommend that you have such work
done by a qualified technician.
Before you start to replace a bulb for a front
lamp, do the following first:
X
Switch off the ignition.
X
Turn the exterior lamp switch to position
M
.
X
1
Housing cover for high-beam headlamp,
parking and standing lamp, corner-illumi-
nating lamp
2
Bulb socket for parking and standing lamp
bulb
3
Bulb socket for high-beam bulb
4
Cable outlet for high-beam bulb
5
Bulb socket for corner-illuminating lamp
bulb
High-beam and high-beam flasher bulb
X
Turn housing cover
1
counterclockwise
and remove it.
X
Pull out bulb socket
2
.
X
Turn bulb socket
3
with the bulb counter-
clockwise and remove it.
X
Pull the bulb out of bulb socket
3
.
X
Press the new bulb gently into bulb socket
3
.
X
Insert bulb socket
3
into the guide in the
headlamp.
X
Turn bulb socket
3
clockwise until it
engages.
Driver’s side headlamp: Cable outlet
4
of bulb socket
3
must point towards the
lower right.
Passenger side headlamp: Cable outlet
4
of bulb socket
3
must point towards
the lower left.
X
Place bulb socket
2
back into the housing.
X
Align housing cover
1
and turn it clock-
wise until it engages.
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