Renewing cornering light bulb: VW Tiguan I

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016)

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• Before removal of cornering light bulb, reflector carrier must be disengaged from ball head of adjuster.
• Do not touch bulb glass when fitting bulbs. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass, which evaporate when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass to cloud over.
• Ensure that reflector carrier is in disengaged position.
• For reasons of clarity, the locking of the cornering light bulb in the reflector carrier is represented as a cross-section.
• When installing cover cap, ensure cap is seated correctly. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight. — Lock headlight with cover cap.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove cover cap (1).
2. Remove air filter housing Engine mixture preparation24Injection system; Removing and installing air filter. [Note: Before removal of cornering light bulb, reflector carrier must be disengaged from ball head of adjuster.]
3. Push reflector carrier (1) in the area of upper reflector securing nut in direction of (arrow) to disengage it.
4. Turn holder (1) of cornering light bulb anti-clockwise in direction of (arrow) to release it.
5. Carefully remove cornering light bulb from headlight, taking connected wiring length into account.

6. Pull cornering light bulb(1) in direction of (arrow) out of holder (2). [Note: Do not touch bulb glass when fitting bulbs. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass, which evaporate when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass to cloud over.] [Note: Due to space restrictions, cornering light bulb must be installed according to following procedure.]
7. Ensure that reflector carrier is in disengaged position.
8. Guide bulb holder with cornering light bulb into reflector carrier. [Note: For reasons of clarity, the locking of the cornering light bulb in the reflector carrier is represented as a cross-section.]
9. Position bulb holder lug (2) in reflector carrier cut out (3) as shown in illustration.
10. While lightly pressing bulb holder forwards (1), turn it in direction of (arrow) to lock it in reflector carrier.
11. Engage reflector carrier again until it is audibly engaged.
12. ⚠ When installing cover cap, ensure cap is seated correctly. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight. — Lock headlight with cover cap.
13. Check headlight functions.

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