Changing bulbs in boot lid
Rear lights in boot lid
Rear lights in boot lid
• Rear fog light
• Reversing light
Before you begin working, please make yourself familiar with the different bulb versions
Removing bulb carrier
Boot lid: Opening the cover in the boot lid
Boot lid: Removing bulb carrier
The description for changing the bulb refers to the left rear light unit; in principle the same procedure applies to the right rear light unit.
– Check which of the bulbs is defective.
– Open the boot lid.
– Take the screwdriver out of the vehicle tool kit.
– Using the flat-blade side of the reversible screwdriver insert, carefully detach the cover cap, -arrows-.
– Using the screwdriver, unscrew the nut A in the anti-clockwise direction and remove the nut and the retaining clip B.
– Release the retaining tab C and remove the bulb holder from the light unit.
– Change the bulb
Changing bulbs
All bulbs can be changed easily on the bulb carrier.
Bulb carrier for boot lid: Position of the bulbs
The bulbs are secured with a bayonet fastener. The table below gives an overview of the bulb positions.
– Lightly press the defective bulb into the bulb carrier, then turn it anti-clockwise and remove it.
– Fit the new bulb, pressing it into the bulb holder and turn it clockwise as far as it will go.
– Use a cloth to remove any fingerprints from the glass part of the bulb.
– Check whether the new bulb is working.
– Re-install the bulb carrier.
Position of bulbs
Installing bulb carrier
The bulb carrier is easy to install.
The retaining clip for the bulb carrier has a guide pin
– Insert the bulb carrier into the rear light. Make sure you hear the retaining tab A click into place.
– Position the retaining clip B so that the guide pins C are located in the recess on the retaining clip, and tighten the nut D.
– Fit the cover back in the interior trim so that it engages.
– Put the screwdriver back into the tool kit.
– Make sure that all bulbs for the rear lights are working.
Number plate light
Boot lid: Removing number plate light
Number plate light: Retaining element
Removing number plate light
– Take the screwdriver out of the vehicle tool kit.
– Insert the flat-blade side of the reversible screwdriver insert into the slot on the number plate light.
– Using the screwdriver, start by pressing the number plate light to the right -arrow 1- and then pull the number plate light downwards from this position -arrow 2- and out of the opening.
– Detach the number plate light.
Changing bulb
– Press the defective bulb out of the bulb holder and fit the new bulb.
Installing number plate light
– First insert the side with the retaining element, and then carefully press the number plate light into the opening.
– Check whether the new bulb is working.
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