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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing headlight main beam bulb -M30-/-M32- (dual halogen headlights)

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Electrical system / Lights, lamps, switches outside / Headlight / Removing and installing headlight main beam bulb -M30-/-M32- (dual halogen headlights)

  Note
Removal and installation are described for the left side. Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in the same way.
Removing
   
–  Pull off housing cover -1- in direction of arrow -A-.
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–  Turn grip -1- in direction of arrow -A- until contacts are disconnected from connector housing -2-.
–  Pull out grip -1- in direction of arrow -B-.
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–  Pull bulb -2- out of grip -1-.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
  Caution
Risk of damage to the headlight.
Do not touch the glass part of the bulb with bare fingers. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass bulb, which vaporise when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass bulb to cloud over.
Wear, for example, clean fabric gloves when inserting bulbs.
Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight.
–  Test functionality.
–  Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary → Booklet36.1
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  Note Removal and installation are described for the left side. Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in the same way. ...

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