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Maintenance, Lights – Polaris 600 IQ Touring User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

Lights

Removing Halogen Bulbs

Tip: Do not touch a halogen bulb with bare fingers. Oil from skin leaves a resi-

due, causing a hot spot that will shorten the life of the lamp. If fingers do

touch the bulb, clean it with an alcohol-moistened towel.

1. Remove the plenum cover-

ing from the headlight

assembly.

2. Lift the rubber boot to

expose the bulb.

3. Push down on the spring to

release it from the housing.

4. With the wire harness

attached to the bulb, with-

draw the bulb from the

housing.

5. Grasp the bulb by its metal base and carefully separate the bulb

from the harness.

Installing Halogen Bulbs

1. Hold the bulb by its metal base and install it into the wire harness.
2. Insert the bulb into the housing.
3. Connect the spring to the housing.
4. Carefully flip the spring back into the housing, placing it around the

wire harness.

5. Reinstall the plenum covering on the headlight assembly.
6. Adjust headlight aim. See page 30.

Replacing Taillight Bulbs

1. Remove the screws securing the taillight lens. Remove the lens.
2. Push the bulb inward and turn it counterclockwise to remove it.
3. Install a new bulb. Push the bulb inward and turn it clockwise to

secure it.

4. Reinstall the taillight lens.

Spring

Harness

Bulb