Removing and installing gas discharge bulb -L13-/-L14-

WARNING Risk of death due to high voltage! Risk of injury and environmental pollution! Observe operation and safety notes for gas discharge bulbs → Chapter.

Removing

• Remove headlight → Chapter.

• Unscrew bolts -2- from housing cover -1-.
• Remove housing cover -1-.

• Press locking lug -1- in direction of arrow -A- to disconnect connector -2-.

• Turn locking mechanism -1- in direction of arrow -A-.
• Pull gas discharge bulb -2- out of housing in direction of arrow -B-.

Installing

Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Caution Risk of damage to the headlight. Do not touch the glass part of the bulb with bare fingers. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass bulb, which vaporise when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass bulb to cloud over. Wear, for example, clean fabric gloves when inserting bulbs. Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight.

Installation position: connector faces downwards.

• Test functionality.
• Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary → Booklet36.1

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - headlight“

Removing and installing side light bulb -M1-/-M3- (dual halogen headlights)

Note

• Removing and installing side light bulb -M1-/-M3- → Chapter „Removing and installing headlight main beam bulb -M30-/-M32- (dual halogen headlights)“.

Removing and installing side light bulb -M1-/-M3-, gas discharge headlights

• Removing and installing side light bulb -M1-/-M3- → Chapter „Removing and installing daytime running light bulb -L174-/-L175-, gas discharge headlights“.

• Removing and installing daytime running light bulb -L174-/-L175- → Chapter „Removing and installing headlight main beam bulb -M30-/-M32- (dual halogen headlights)“.