Installing Main Headlight

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Do not attach any covers (for example, stone shields or films) in the area of the headlights.

Insert the headlight into the guide rails and push it fully into the wing -arrow-. See Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Inserting Headlight Into Guide Rails
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Press the headlight to the rear, turning the socket wrench at the same time until the wrench points horizontally to the rear -arrow C-. In the process, the headlight lock must engage with an audible and perceptible click. See Fig 1 .
Check the correct seating of the headlight, for example, by pulling gently in the area of the fog light.
Insert rubber stopper in the release opening.

Fig 2: Installing Rubber Stopper
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Screw the side carpet tight with the plastic screw -A- . See Fig 3 .

Fig 3: Installing Plastic Nut
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