Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 584

MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
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2. Remove the connector from the bulb.
3. Remove the bulb by pressing it slightly
upward and then pulling it out.
4. Insert the new bulb in the socket. The bulb's
guiding pin should point straight up.
5. Press the connector into place.
6. Put the round rubber cover back in place.
Related information
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Location of exterior lights (p. 581)
• Removing the plastic cover to replace bulbs
(p. 579)
• Removing the rectangular headlight cover
(p. 580)
• Bulb specifications (p. 584)
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Replacing the high beam headlight
bulbs
The high beam bulbs in the halogen headlights
can be changed without the help of a workshop.
Before the bulbs can be replaced, the plastic cov-
ering over the headlight must be removed.
Before the lamp can be replaced, the rectangular
headlight cover must be removed.
CAUTION
Never touch the bulb glass with your bare fin-
gers. Grease and oils from your fingers vapor-
ize in the heat and will leave a deposit on the
reflector, which may damage it.
Left headlight.
1. Remove the bulb by turning the bulb holder
upward and then pulling it straight out.
2. Carefully pry the plastic sleeve by the con-
nector's locking lug to release it.
3. Remove the connector from the bulb.
4. Replace the bulb.
5. Position the bulb in the socket and turn it
downward.
Related information
• Location of exterior lights (p. 581)
• Removing the plastic cover to replace bulbs
(p. 579)
• Removing the rectangular headlight cover
(p. 580)
• Bulb specifications (p. 584)