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Practical hints
Replacing bulbs
Replacing bulbs for front lamps
Before you start to replace a bulb for a
front lamp, do the following first:
̈ Turn the exterior lamp switch to
position M (
୴ page 136).
̈ Open the hood (୴ page 356).
1 Housing cover for low beam halogen
headlamp
2 Housing cover for high beam halogen
bulb (high beam and high beam flasher)
3 Bulb socket for parking and standing
lamp bulb
4 Bulb socket for turn signal lamp bulb
5 Bulb socket for side marker lamp bulb
Low beam bulb (halogen headlamp)
1 Low beam headlamp cover
2 Bulb socket for low beam headlamp
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ML 500 only:
Before replacing a bulb in the right headlamp,
the fusebox in the engine compartment must be
removed. This should be performed by a quali-
fied specialist workshop, for instance by an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center.