Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 265

Practical advice
Changing the bulbs
Headlamps
Bulb holder for side/parking lamp
2
Bulb holder for main-beam headlamp
3
Cable outlet for main-beam headlamp
4
5 Bulb holder for cornering light*
Replacing the bulbs in the main-beam
headlamp
Switch off the lights.
X
Open the bonnet.
X
Turn housing cover 1 anti-clockwise and
X
remove it.
Pull out bulb holder 2.
X
Turn bulb holder 3 anti-clockwise until it
X
is released.
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Remove bulb holder 3.
X
Pull the bulb out of bulb holder 3.
X
Insert the new bulb into bulb holder 3.
X
Insert bulb holder
X
headlamp.
Turn bulb holder
X
engages.
Left headlamp: cable duct
holder 3 must be pointing down and to the
right.
Right headlamp: cable duct
holder 3 must be pointing down and to the
left.
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Pull out bulb holder 2.
X
Align housing cover
X
wise.
Changing the bulbs in the side lamps
and parking lamps
Switch off the lights.
X
Open the bonnet.
X
Turn housing cover
X
remove it.
Pull out bulb holder 2.
X
X
X
X
3 into the guide in the
X
3 clockwise until it
Replacing the bulb in the cornering
light* (vehicles with Intelligent Light
4 of bulb
System*)
X
4 of bulb
X
X
X
1 and turn it clock-
X
X
X
X
1 anti-clockwise and
Pull the bulb out of bulb holder 2.
Insert the new bulb into bulb holder 2.
Insert bulb holder 2.
Align housing cover 1 and turn it clock-
wise.
Switch off the lights.
Open the bonnet.
Turn housing cover 1 anti-clockwise and
remove it.
Turn bulb holder 5 anti-clockwise until it
is released.
Remove bulb holder 5.
Pull the bulb out of bulb holder 5.
Insert the new bulb into bulb holder 5.
Insert bulb holder 5 into the guide in the
headlamp.
* optional