Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500 - Manual (Page 304)

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Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Replacing bulbs for front lamps
1 Housing cover for high beam flasher
bulb, parking and standing lamp
2 Electrical connector for high beam
flasher housing bulb
3 Parking and standing lamp
4 Bulb socket for turn signal lamp
5 Low beam and high beam (Bi-Xenon)
housing cover
High beam flasher bulb
̈ Switch off the lights.
̈ Open the hood ( ୴ page 237).
̈ Press ends of housing cover 1 tab to-
gether and remove cover.
̈ Press connector 2 downward.
̈ Remove connector 2 with the bulb.
̈ Insert the new bulb so that the base lo-
cates in the recess on the holder.
̈ From below, press connector 2 with
bulb upward onto the reflector.
̈ Align housing cover 1 and click into
place.
Front turn signal bulb
̈ Switch off the lights.
̈ Open the hood ( ୴ page 237).
̈ Twist bulb socket 4 counterclockwise
and pull out.
̈ Push bulb into socket, turn counter-
clockwise and remove.
̈ Insert new bulb in socket, push in and
twist clockwise.
̈ Reinsert bulb socket in lamp and twist
clockwise.
Warning!
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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 rec-
ommend that you have such work done by a
qualified technician at an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.