NOTE: Certain weather conditions can lead to fogging on the inside of the
headlight
lens.
This is not necessarily a fault that requires replacement of the
headlight.
Permissible fogging. Headlight
Remove FRONT BUMPER TRIM
Vehicles with auxiliary radiator:
Remove FRONT WHEEL ARCH COVER
Lever out expanding rivets (1) on engine compartment lid seal (2).
Fig. 46: Identifying Expanding Rivets
WARNING: Version with xenon headlights:
Danger to life due to high voltage!
Therefore disconnect all components from voltage supply before removal.
Work on the entire xenon lighting system (control u
Notes
IMPORTANT:
Identify cause of damage (e.g. sharp-edged body parts, faulty
electrical
loads, jammed mechanisms, corrosion caused by ingress of water, etc.).
Read out fault memory
Eliminate cause of damage.
Disconnect battery negative terminal
Make sure that no safety-related system acco