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Owner maintenance – Mazda 2008 RX-8 User Manual

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High-beam bulb

1. Turn the socket and bulb assembly

counterclockwise and remove it.
Carefully remove the headlight bulb
from its socket in the reflector by
gently pulling it straight backward out
of the socket.

2. Disconnect the bulb from the electrical

connector by pressing the tab on the
connector with your finger and pulling
the bulb upward.

3. Install the new bulb in the reverse order

of removal.

NOTE

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If the halogen bulb is accidentally touched,
it should be cleaned with rubbing alcohol
before being used.

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Use the protective cover and carton of the
replacement bulb to dispose of the old bulb
promptly out of the reach of children.

Low-beam bulb

(Xenon fusion bulb)

You cannot replace the low beam bulbs by
yourself.
The bulbs must be replaced at an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.

(Halogen bulbs)

1. Detach the electrical connector from

the sealing cover by pulling it to the
rear.

2. Detach the sealing cover from the bulb.

3. Unhook the bulb retaining spring.

4. Swing the retaining spring out and

away to free the headlight bulb.

5. Carefully remove the headlight bulb

from the socket by pulling it straight
back.

6. Replace the bulb.

7. Install the new bulb in the reverse order

of removal.

Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

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