Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Replacing bulbs

Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Replacing bulbs

• Important safety notes
• Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types
• Changing the front bulbs

Important safety notes

Xenon bulbs

If your vehicle is equipped with Xenon bulbs, you can recognize this by the following: the cone of light from the Xenon bulbs moves from the top to the bottom and back again when you start the engine. For this to be observed, the lights must be switched on before starting the engine.

DANGER
Xenon bulbs carry a high voltage. You could get an electric shock and be seriously or even fatally injured if you touch the electric contacts on Xenon bulbs. Therefore, never remove the cover from Xenon bulbs.

Do not change Xenon bulbs yourself, but have them replaced at a qualified specialist workshop which has the necessary specialist knowledge and tools to carry out the work required.

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for this purpose. In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried out at a qualified specialist workshop.

Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure that these function correctly at all times.

Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.

Other bulbs

There are bulbs other than the Xenon bulbs that you cannot replace. Replace only the bulbs listed. Have the bulbs that you cannot replace yourself changed at a qualified specialist workshop.

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for this purpose. In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried out at a qualified specialist workshop.

If you require assistance changing bulbs, consult a qualified specialist workshop.

Do not touch the glass tube of new bulbs with your bare hands. Even minor contamination can burn into the glass surface and reduce the service life of the bulbs. Always use a lintfree cloth or only touch the base of the bulb when installing.

Only use bulbs of the correct type.

If the new bulb still does not light up, consult a qualified specialist workshop.

Bulbs and lamps are an important aspect of vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure that these function correctly at all times.

Have the headlamp setting checked regularly.

WARNING
Bulbs and lamps can be very hot. You should therefore allow them to cool down before you change them. Otherwise, you could be burned if you touch them.

Otherwise, they could damage the bulbs, for example, and injure themselves.

Never use a bulb which has been dropped.

Halogen bulbs are pressurized and can explode when you change them, particularly if they are very hot. You should therefore wear eye protection and gloves when you are changing them.

Overview: changing bulbs/bulb types

You can change the following bulbs. The bulb type can be found in the legend

Halogen headlamps

1. Low-beam headlamps: H7 55
2. High-beam headlamp: H7 55 W
3. Parking lamp/standing lamp: W 5 W
4. Turn signal lamp: 3457A

Bi-Xenon headlamps 1 Cornering lamp: H7 55 W 2 Infrared light (Night View Assist Plus): H11 55 W

Changing the front bulbs

Low-beam headlamps (halogen headlamps)

Due to their location, have the bulbs in the left-hand headlamp changed at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

•► Switch off the lights.

•► Open the hood.

•► Turn housing cover 1 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Turn bulb holder 2 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Take the bulb out of bulb holder 2.

•► Insert the new bulb into bulb holder 2.

•► Insert bulb holder 2 into the lamp and turn it clockwise.

•► Align housing cover 1 and turn it clockwise until it engages.

High-beam headlamps (halogen headlamps)/cornering lamps (Bi-Xenon headlamps)

•► Switch off the lights.

•► Open the hood.

•► Turn housing cover 1 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Turn bulb holder 2 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Take the bulb out of bulb holder 2;.

•► Insert the new bulb into bulb holder 2.

•► Insert bulb holder 2 into the lamp and turn it clockwise.

•► Align housing cover 1 and turn it clockwise until it engages.

Parking lamps/standing lamps (halogen headlamps)

•► Switch off the lights.

•► Open the hood.

•► Turn housing cover 1 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Pull out bulb holder 2.

•► Take the bulb out of bulb holder 2.

•► Insert the new bulb into bulb holder 2.

•► Insert bulb holder 2.

•► Align housing cover 1 and turn it clockwise until it engages.

Infrared light (Night View Assist Plus)

•► Switch off the lights.

•► Open the hood.

•► Turn housing cover 1 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Turn bulb 2 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Insert new bulb 2 and turn it clockwise.

•► Align housing cover 1 and turn it clockwise until it engages.

Turn signal lamp (halogen headlamps)

Due to their location, have the bulbs in the left-hand headlamp changed at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

•► Switch off the lights.

•► Open the hood.

•► Turn bulb holder 1 counter-clockwise and pull it out.

•► Turn the bulb counter-clockwise, applying slight pressure, and remove it from bulb holder 1.

•► Insert the new bulb into bulb holder 1 and turn it clockwise.

•► Insert bulb holder 1 into the lamp and turn it clockwise.

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