Renewing main beam bulb — VW

🧭 Before you start

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• Do not touch glass envelope when fitting a new bulb. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass envelope, which evaporate when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass envelope to cloud over.

📋 Procedure

1. Disconnect battery (see the separate procedure).
2. Remove headlight (see the separate procedure).
3. Remove gas discharge bulb control unit (see the separate procedure).
4. Unscrew bolt (1) and remove cover cap (2).
5. Pull connector (1) off bulb.

6. Unclip retaining clip (2) over retaining lug (3) and release.
7. Pull bulb (4) out of reflector. [Note: Do not touch glass envelope when fitting a new bulb. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass envelope, which evaporate when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass envelope to cloud over.]
8. Insert new bulb so that the lugs on the disc plate align with the recesses in the reflector.
9. Unclip retaining clip (2) under retaining lug (3) and lock.
10. Reconnect connector (1).
11. Fit sealing cap.
12. Install gas discharge bulb control unit (see the separate procedure).
13. Install headlight (see the separate procedure).
14. Check function of headlight.
15. Check headlight settings and adjust if necessary Descriptions of work.

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