Replacing bulbs for front lamps – Mercedes-Benz 2003 SLK-Class User Manual
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Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Replacing bulbs for front lamps
Low and high beam headlamps (Halo-
gen headlamps only)
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Switch off the lights.
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Open the hood (
1 Headlamp cover with locking tab
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Push down locking tab at top and end
of headlamp cover 1 and remove.
2 Electrical connector for low beam
headlamp bulb
3 Electrical connector for high beam
headlamp bulb
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Pull off electrical connector 2 or 3.
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Unhook clamping ring and pull out the
bulb together with clamping ring.
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Remove bulb.
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Insert new bulb so that bulb sits prop-
erly in cutouts of bulb socket.
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Mount clamping ring and reinstall.
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Plug electrical connector onto the bulb.
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Reinstall headlamp cover 1.
Low and high beam headlamps (Xenon*
headlamps only)
Warning!
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Do not remove the cover for the xenon head-
lamp. 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.