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Removing and installing headlight housing

WARNING
High voltage! Danger to life!
Safety precautions when handling gas discharge bulbs
Electrical system; General information; Rep. Gr.94.
Removing
With ignition switched off, disconnect earth
cable at battery Chapter.
Remove bolts -1, 2, 3, 5- for fasteners.
Lift cover -4- on lock carrier -arrow- and
detach from radiator grille.

Unplug electrical connector -2-.

Remove bolts -3, 4, 5- at headlight housing 1-.

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Pull headlight housing -1- towards front arrow A- until headlight guides have been
guided out of mountings on mounting
support.
Then swivel headlight housing towards wing
end -arrow B- and detach from mounting
support.

Installing

Tightening torque Chapter

Installation is carried out in the reverse order;

note the following:

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Position outer edge of headlight housing -1on inside behind wing.

Swivel headlight housing inwards -arrow A-;
guide rails -2- on headlight housing should
engage in guides on mounting -3--arrows-.
Slide headlight housing towards rear as far
as stop into mounting for headlight housing arrow B-.

Do not use force when inserting headlight

housing in mounting for headlight housing
and make sure it engages smoothly.

When inserting headlight -4-, make sure that

breather -3- for headlight is pushed evenly
onto mounting -2- for breather hose -1- in
direction of -arrow-.

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Tighten bolts -3, 4, 5-.

Connect battery. Steps required Anchor.

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