VW Golf Mk7 manualsGolf Mk7 / manual

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing bulbs for cornering light -L148-/-L149-

Note: cornering light bulbs -L148-/-L149- are only fitted on gas discharge headlights — this page covers removal, described for the left side with the right following the same procedure.

  Note
Left cornering light bulb -L148- and right cornering light bulb -L149- are only fitted on gas discharge headlights.
Removal and installation are described for the left side. Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in the same way.
Removing
   
–  Turn housing cover -1- in direction of arrow -A- and remove it from headlight.
 

Removing and installing bulbs for cornering light -L148-/-L149-

–  Press bulb holder -1- down -arrow A-.
–  Pull bulb holder -1- out of reflector -2-.
–  Disconnect electrical connector.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
  Caution
Risk of damage to the headlight.
Do not touch the glass part of the bulb with bare fingers. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass bulb, which vaporise when the bulb is switched on and cause the glass bulb to cloud over.
Wear, for example, clean fabric gloves when inserting bulbs.
Make sure the housing cover is correctly seated when installing. The ingress of water will lead to permanent damage to the headlight.
–  Test functionality.
–  Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary → Booklet36.1
 

Removing and installing bulbs for cornering light -L148-/-L149-

    Questions & answers

    Removing and installing bulbs for cornering light -L148-/-L149- — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How do I change the Golf Mk7 cornering light bulb?
    Remove the cover from behind the headlight, twist the holder and swap. The cornering light illuminates the side of the road in turns.
    Removing and installing dip beam screen motor -V294-/-V295
      Note Left dip beam screen motor -V294- and right dip beam screen motor -V295- are only fitted on gas discharge headlights without cornering light ...

    Removing and installing gas discharge bulb control unit -J343-/-J344-
      WARNING Risk of death due to high voltage! Risk of injury and environmental pollution! ...