Renewing turn signal bulb: VW Phaeton

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)

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

📋 Procedure

1. Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and remove ignition key.
2. Remove air intake on corresponding side 12-cyl. injection engine24Injection system; Assembly overview - air filter.
3. Remove air intake on right 6-cylinder diesel engine23Diesel direct injection system; Assembly overview – air filter.
4. Unlock wire hoop in (direction of arrow) and open cover.
5. Turn bulb holder for turn signal (3) in (direction of arrow).

6. Remove holder along with turn signal bulb out of reflector and disconnect connector (2).
7. Push turn signal bulb into holder and turn bulb (arrow).
8. Take turn signal bulb out of bulb holder. [Note: Do not touch bulb glass when fitting a new bulb. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass bulb, which evaporate when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass bulb to cloud over.]
9. Insert bulb holder together with turn signal bulb into reflector up to stop and turn it to right until it locks.
10. Check headlight settings and adjust if necessary Descriptions of work.
11. Then check function of headlights.

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