Mercedes-Benz 300 E 1990 Owner's Manual page 90

Replacing bulbs:
Bulb for turn signal, parking, side
marker and standing lamp
(2 1/5 W /3 2 /3 cp):
Compress retaining clip (4) and
remove housing towards the front.
Turn bulb socket (7) with bulb
counterclockwise and pull out.
Push bulb into socket, turn
counterclockwise and remove.
Bulb for high and low beam
(Halogen type 9004):
Compress cover (5) at the top and
remove upwards. Pull off electri­
cal connector (8). Turn clamping
ring (9) counterclockwise and pull
out bulb together with clamping
ring. Remove bulb.
Insert new bulb (flat side facing
up), mount clamping ring (9) (with
tab facing down) and turn clock­
wise. Push electrical connector on
securely.
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Fog lamp bulb (Halogen type H3):
Compress the retaining clip of the
cover (6) at the top while remov­
ing it upwards. Pull off electrical
connector (11). Disengage re­
taining clip and remove bulb (10).
When replacing cover (6), make
sure it clicks into place.
Taillamp Assemblies
1 Turn signal lamp
(21 W /3 2 cp bulb)
2 Backup lamp
(21 W /3 2 cp bulb)
3 Side marker lamp
(10 W /6 cp bulb)
4 Stop lamp (21 W /3 2 cp bulb)
5 Tail, parking and standing lamp
(10 W /6 cp bulb)
Turn the taillamp bulb carrier lock
in the trunk all the way to the left
and remove bulb carrier. To re­
place a lamp, push lamp in, turn
to the left and remove.