Replacing Bulbs - Volvo 2012 C30 Owner's Manual

09 Maintenance and servicing

Replacing bulbs

09
Introduction
Before replacing bulbs in your vehicle, please
keep the following points in mind:
NOTE
Never touch the glass of bulbs with your fin-
gers. Grease and oils from your fingers
vaporize in the heat and will leave a deposit
on the reflector, which will damage it.
The optional Active Bending Light bulbs
contain trace amounts of mercury. These
bulbs should always be disposed of by a
trained and qualified Volvo service techni-
cian.
Certain bulbs should only be replaced by a
trained and qualified Volvo service techni-
cian:
•
Courtesy lighting
•
Reading lights
•
Glove compartment lights
•
Turn signals and courtesy lights in the
side door mirrors
•
High-mounted brake lights
•
Active Bending Lights, Brake lights
See page 234 for a list of bulb specifications.
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228
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Removing the headlight housing
WARNING
•
The engine should not be running when
changing bulbs.
•
If the engine has been running just prior
to replacing bulbs in the headlight hous-
ing, please keep in mind that compo-
nents in the engine compartment will be
hot.
WARNING
Active Bending Lights* – due to the high
voltage used by these headlights, these
bulbs should only be replaced by a trained
and qualified Volvo service technician.
I n f o r m a t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
The entire headlight housing must be lifted out
when replacing the high/low beam, parking
light, turn signal, and side marker bulbs. To lift
out the housing:
1. Remove the key from the ignition and turn
the headlight switch to position
2. Open the hood.
3. Pull up the headlight housing's retaining
pin.
4. Pull out the headlight housing.
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