Headlamp Housing, Removing And Installing: Removing
Risk of airbag deployment.
Risk of injury.
- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.
- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.
- If >>short circuit to positive<< is a DTC memory entry, disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester must always be followed.
- If the airbag indicator lamp does not turn on or blink, or there is no DTC memory entry with >>short circuit to positive<< : switch off the ignition, keep the ignition key outside of the vehicle and wait 10 seconds.
-- Remove the front cover. Refer to OVERVIEW - FENDER .
-- Remove the front bumper cover. Refer to BUMPER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Place the drip tray under the coupling point.
-- Remove the washer fluid hose -2- by pressing the release buttons on the coupling point -1-.
-- Remove the bolts -2 and 4- for the mount -3-.
-- Release and disconnect the connector -6-.
Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.
Risk of injury.
- Discharge the static electricity: quickly touch the door striker.
-- Disconnect the connector -5- for the crash sensor.
-- To do this pull out the connector lock -2-, push down -arrow-, and disconnect the connector -1- on the crash sensor.
-- Remove the bolts -2 and 3- from the headlamp -1-.
-- Lift the headlamp housing -1- in the inner area -direction of the arrow A- and remove slightly forward -direction of the arrow B-.
-- Remove the bleeder hose -1- on the headlamp housing -2- -arrow-.
-- Remove the headlamp housing.