Mercedes-Benz V 200 d, Operating Instructions Manual

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Tail lamps
Fitting/removing the tail lamp
! Remove the tail lamp with care, so as not to
damage the paintwork.
Due to their installation position, Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you have tail lamp
bulbs replaced at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Tail lamp (example: LED tail lamp)
Please note that, for the LED tail lamp, you can
only change the bulb of the reversing lamp.
X
To remove: switch off the lighting system.
X
Open the tailgate.
i The vehicle tool kit contains a screwdriver
(
Y
page 357).
X
Unscrew two side screws
:
.
X
Press tail lamp
;
out as far as bolts
=
.
X
Prise tail lamp
;
out from bolts
=
.
X
Pull the connector off the bulb holder of the
tail lamp.
X
To fit: press the connector into the bulb
holder of the tail lamp.
X Press the tail lamp sideways onto bolts
=
and slide onto the vehicle.
X Tighten two side screws
:
.
Standard tail lamp
X
Remove the tail lamp (
Y
page 137).
X
Unscrew three screws
:
and remove bulb
holder
;
from the tail lamp.
Bulb holder
=
Turn signal
?
Brake lamp, tail lamp, parking lamp
A
Reversing lamp
B
Rear foglamp (driver's side only)
X
Apply light pressure to the corresponding
bulb, turning it anti-clockwise and remove it
from the socket.
X
Press the new bulb into the socket and screw
it in clockwise.
X
Insert bulb holder
;
into the tail lamp and
tighten all three screws
:
.
X
Fit the tail lamp (
Y
page 137).
Replacing bulbs: vehicles with halogen headlamps
137
Lights and windscreen wipers
Z