Mercury 1996 Sable Manual page 343

To remove the headlamp bulb:
1. Make sure that the headlamp knob is in the
OFF position.
2. Lift the hood. If you are replacing the
driver's side headlamp, unclip the electronic
module on the right side of the battery and
move it out of the way. Find the bulb in the
headlamp socket.
The module behind the driver's side headlamp
3. Remove the electrical connector from the
bulb by pulling the connector.
4. Remove the bulb retaining ring by rotating it
counterclockwise (when viewed from the
rear) about an eighth of a turn to free it
from the bulb socket, and by sliding the ring
off the plastic base. Keep the ring. It is to be
used again to retain the new bulb.
5. Carefully remove the bulb from its socket by
gently pulling it straight back out of the
socket. Do not turn the bulb while you
remove it.
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