Headlamp Housing

Headlamp Housing


Danger to life due to high voltage.

• Always disconnect the battery wire strap before working on gas-discharge headlamp components marked with yellow high-voltage symbols.

Removing







Danger of unintended engine ignition.

Turn off the ignition and remove the ignition key from the vehicle interior for all work performed on the high voltage vehicle.

- Switch vehicle ignition off

- Disconnect the battery ground (GND) cable. Refer to => [ Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting ] Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting.

- Remove front bumper cover. Refer to Removal and Installation.

- Disconnect the electrical connector - 5 -.

- Free up the wiring harness - 6 - on the bracket by loosening the clips - arrows B - and cutting the cable ties - arrows A -.

- Remove the headlamp washer fluid line - 8 - from the clips.

- Disconnect the connector on the front airbag crash sensor. Refer to Removal and Installation.

- Remove the screws - 1, 3, 4 and 7 - and remove the headlamp bracket - 2 - and housing.

- If the headlamp housing is being replaced, then the mount on the bracket must be removed. Refer to => [ Headlamp Housing Mount ] Headlamp Housing Mount.

Installing






• Tightening specification. Refer to => [ Bi-Xenon Headlamps with Cornering Light Overview ] Bi-Xenon Headlamps With Cornering Light Overview.

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

- Install the headlamp housing - 3 - and bracket onto the lock carrier and the fender.

- Tighten the screws - 1, 2, 4 and 5 - by hand.

• The guide tab - arrow B - on the headlamp housing bracket - 1 - must fit into the opening on the lock carrier - 3 -.






• The guides - 2 - and - 4 - must fit into the mounts - arrow A -.

- Install the front bumper cover. Refer to Removal and Installation.

- Align the headlamp housing gap - 3 - dimensions according to the body contours.






• Gap dimension = even gap dimension.

- Remove front bumper cover. Refer to Removal and Installation.

- Tighten the screws - 1, 2, 4 and 5 -.

- Install the front bumper cover. Refer to Removal and Installation.

- Check gap dimensions again, repeat adjustment of gap dimensions if necessary, as described above.

- Connect battery. Required actions, refer to => [ Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting ] Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting. Take the necessary precautions for vehicles with a high voltage system and refer to => [ Battery and Auxiliary Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting ]

- Adjust headlamps. Refer to => [ Headlamps, Checking and Adjusting Conditions ] Headlamps, Checking and Adjusting Conditions.