Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Tail lamp unit
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Open trunk lid.
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For driver side: Lift up the bottom and
pull out the trim panel covering the
driver side rear light.
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For passenger side: Open the fuse box
in the trunk (
1 Tabs
2 Connector
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Disconnect electrical connector
2.
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Pull tabs
1 in direction of arrows.
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Remove the bulb carrier.
1 Side marker lamp
2 Rear fog lamp (driver’s side)/Side
marker lamp
3 Backup lamp
4 Brake lamp/tail lamp
5 Parking and standing lamp, brake
lamp/tail lamp
6 Turn signal lamp
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Press gently onto the respective bulb
and turn counterclockwise out of its
bulb socket.
Side marker lamp
1: Turn the bulb
socket on backside of tail lamp unit
counterclockwise and removes side
marker lamp
1 with bulb socket
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Press the new bulb gently into its bulb
socket and turn clockwise until it
engages.
Side marker lamp
1: Turn the new
bulb with socket on backside of tail
lamp unit clockwise until it engages.
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Reinstall the bulb carrier.
Let tabs
1 (
page 437) engage.
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Connect the electrical connector
page 437) until it engage.
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Reinstall trim panel.
License plate lamp
Since replacing the license plate lamp
bulbs is a technically highly demanding
process, we recommend you have the li-
cense plate lamp bulbs replaced at an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.