BMW X3 2013 Owner's Manual page 183

body, push it up, arrow, and remove the
cover.
3. Release the nuts.
4. Remove the tail lamp from the body and
detach the connector.
5. Release three fasteners on the bulb holder
and remove bulb holder from the tail lamp.
6. Turn the bulb and remove it. The turn sig‐
nal is the upper bulb and the tail lamp/
brake lamp is the lower bulb on the bulb
holder.
7. Proceed in the reverse order to insert the
new bulb and attach the bulb holder. Make
sure that the bulb holder is engaged in all
fasteners.
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Replacing components
8. Connect and install tail lamp.
9. Insert cover with the three mountings in
the tail lamp. While applying pressure on
the top and bottom bracket, slide the cover
down to the stop.
Backup lamp and inner brake lamp
Follow the general instructions on Lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 175.
Backup lamp: 16-watt bulb, W16W.
Inner brake lamp: 21-watt bulb, H21W.
1. Open the tailgate.
2. Pull out the cover at the recessed grip, ar‐
row.
3. Detach the connector.
4. Detach the bulb holder from the tail lamp.
The backup lamp is the upper lamp and the
brake lamp is the lower lamp on the bulb
holder.
5. To replace the backup lamp, pull off the
bulb carefully.
To replace the brake lamp, push the bulb
down and turn it to the left.
6. Proceed in the reverse order to insert the
new bulb and attach the bulb holder.
Ensure that the bulb holder is firmly at‐
tached.
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