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Bulb replacement
9-10 Roadside emergencies
Bulb replacement
Bulb specifications
Caution: Only replace a bulb with
one of identical specification.
Replacing a bulb
Always check the operation of all exterior
lights before driving the vehicle.
Headlights
The lights within the headlight unit do
have replaceable bulbs but due to the lack
of access it is recommended that these
bulbs are only replaced by Tesla Motors or
an authorised repairer.
Note: If you are familiar with working on
vehicles it is possible to replace the
headlamp low beam bulb, but additional
tools will be required. The replacement
procedure has been included for your
reference.
Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights
The following lights on your vehicle use
the latest LED technology:
•
Side repeater light
•
Reverse light
•
Rear fog light
•
Tail/brake lights
•
Rear turn signals
Unlike traditional filament bulbs, these
lights have a long life and low power
consumption while providing the same
amount of illumination.
Note: If any of these lights stop working, it
will need to be replaced by Tesla Motors or
an authorised repairer.
Interior light
To remove the bulb:
1. Using the screwdriver supplied in the
toolkit, depress the retaining clips and
carefully pry the light unit from the
rear header rail.
2. Rotate the bulb holder 90°
counterclockwise and remove.
3. Pull the bulb from the holder.
To install the new bulb, reverse the above
procedure.
Location Watts Type
1 Front turn signal 21 PY21W
2 Front side light 5 W5W
3 Headlight high beam 65 H9B
4 Headlight low beam 60 HB3A
Interior 5 W5W
Trunk 5 C5W
License plate 5 C5W
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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