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Installing main headlight

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NOTE:
  • Do not attach any covers (e.g. stone shields or films) in the area of the headlights.
  • Switch off ignition.
  1. Insert the headlight into the guide rails and push it fully into the wing -arrow-  .
  2. Press the headlight to the rear, turning the socket wrench at the same time until the wrench points horizontally to the rear -arrow C-  . See Fig 1 . In the process, the headlight lock must engage with an audible and perceptible click.
    Fig 1: Inserting Headlight Into Guide Rails & Wing
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  3. Check the correct seating of the headlight, e.g. by pulling gently in the area of the fog light.
  4. Insert rubber stopper -B-  in the release opening.
  5. Fig 2: Inserting Rubber Stopper In Release Opening
    G03063593Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  6. Screw the side carpet tight with the plastic screw -A-  .
    Fig 3: Installing Side Carpet With Plastic Screw
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