Mercedes C-Class

W203 since 2000 of release

Repair and car operation

Replacement of filament lamps of devices of external lighting

Devices of system of lighting treat: headlights, fog lights, back lamps, stoplights, backing lamps, indexes of turns, foggy lamps, lamps of illumination of registration plate and devices of internal lighting.

The exit of the filament lamp is out of operation displayed on the universal display. (The system of the notification and the alarm system of malfunctions is considered in the Section Precautionary alarm and control lamps, and also messages of the information display on the registered malfunctions).

There is a danger of a travmirovaniye!

Be careful at replacement of xenon lamps of a high voltage in headlights! Just in case switch off a headlight and disconnect the storage battery. After replacement quickly switch on and off a headlight to remove residual stress. For reasons of safety carry footwear with rubber soles.

Filament lamps and holders of lamps can appear very hot. Therefore before replacement of filament lamps wait coolings of the lighting device.

Store lamps in a place inaccessible to children.

Do not apply the fallen lamps or lamps with scratches, they can burst.

The glass flask of the filament lamp should not be taken hands. It is for this purpose best of all to use napkins or cotton gloves. Fingerprints evaporate and besieged on a reflector, obscuring it. On a flask it is necessary to remove casually formed spots by means of pure, not containing fibers, a towel moistened in alcohol.

It is necessary to replace filament lamps only with lamps of the same execution.

Replacement of lamp Н7: The lamp is under pressure. Therefore it is necessary to put on goggles and gloves.

If after replacement the filament lamp does not burn, switch off and again include lighting. If the replaced filament lamp and after that does not burn, address on HUNDRED "Mercedes-Benzs".

Plastic rasseivatel of headlights have a sheeting. It is impossible to clear by no means and the more so to rub their dry rag. It is impossible to apply also to this purpose of any cleaners or solvents. Such rasseivatel it is necessary to clear a pure soft towel.

Before replacement of a lamp check, that the corresponding switch was switched off.

Passing beam

PERFORMANCE ORDER

For receiving a free access to a back part of a headlight lift and establish a back part of the car on supports. Unscrew bolts of fastening of a wheel and remove a forward part of a loker of a wing, address to the Section Removal and installation of a forward loker covered.

1. Open a cowl.
2. Compress levels and uncover the back party of a headlight.

The lamp of a passing beam is in the external chamber of a headlight.

3. Disunite the socket of a lamp (1).

4. Halogen headlight: Unclench lock clips (2) and take out a lamp.
5. Models with xenon headlights: Press the lock lock, turn a bayonetny ring and take out a xenon lamp from the lamp.
6. Halogen headlight: Insert the new filament lamp so that pads entered into the corresponding grooves on the case. Clamp lock brackets.
7. Models with xenon headlights: Insert a new lamp so that the groove on a lamp showed up. Establish and turn a bayonetny ring, thus watch the correct position of the lock lock.
8. Join the socket on a lamp.
9. Establish a cover and fix it.

Driving beam

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a cowl.
2. Compress levels and uncover the back party of a headlight.

The lamp of a passing beam is in the external chamber of a headlight.

3. Disunite the socket (1) lamp (2).

4. Disconnect a lock bracket (3) and take out a lamp. (4) – parking light.
5. Insert a new lamp so that pads entered into the corresponding grooves on the case. Fix a lock bracket.
6. Join the lamp socket.
7. Put into place a cover and fix it.

Parking light

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a cowl.
2. Press a level and uncover lamps of a driving and parking light.

3. Take out from the device a cartridge (1) with a lamp (2).

4. Take out a lamp from the boss.
5. Insert into a cartridge a new lamp.
6. Insert a cartridge into the device.
7. Put into place a cover and fix it.

Forward index of turn

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a cowl.

2. Turn a cartridge (1) with a lamp counter-clockwise and take out from the device.

3. Press a lamp, turn counter-clockwise and take out from the boss.
4. Insert a new lamp and turn it clockwise.
5. Insert a cartridge with a lamp into the index of turn and fix it, having turned clockwise.

The turn index in exterior mirrors

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Remove mirror facing, address to the Section Removal and installation of facing of an external rear-view mirror.

2. Turn out screws (1).

3. Squeeze out outside the index of turn (2) of mirror facing. (3) - socket.

4. Open clips (1) and remove a level (2).

5. Take out a lamp (3) and insert a new lamp.
6. Put a lamp level on the index of turn (4) and fix.
7. Insert the turn index into facing of an external mirror and fix. Thus watch that the index occupied the correct situation in facing.
8. Establish facing of an external mirror, address to the Section Removal and installation of facing of an external rear-view mirror.

Fog light

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Remove a forward loker, address to the Section Removal and installation of a forward loker covered.

2. Disunite the socket (1) fog light.

3. Turn a cartridge (2) counter-clockwise and take out it.
4. Take out a lamp from the boss.
5. Insert into a cartridge a new lamp, insert a cartridge into a headlight, having turned it clockwise, and join the socket.
6. Establish a forward loker, address to the Section Removal and installation of a forward loker covered.

Lamp of illumination of registration plate

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Turn out 2 screws (1).

2. Take out a rasseivatel by means of a plastic wedge from a trunk lid or a back door.
3. Take out the damaged lamp spotlights from the plastic holder (2) and replace with the new.
4. Check laying of a rasseivatel and if it is necessary, replace.
5. Insert a rasseivatel and fix it screws.

Back lamp

In a back lamp the following lamps are located: stoplight, marker light, index of turn and backing lamp. In a back lamp on the party of the driver the foggy lamp is located.

Sedan

Back lamp. Sedan model


1 — the Stoplight 2 — the turn Index (yellow light) 3 — a backing Lamp	4 — the Parking light 5 — the Foggy lamp (the party of the driver) 6 — the Cover

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a luggage carrier.
2. Open a cover (6) in luggage carrier facing.
3. Disunite the lamp socket.
4. Turn the lock lever and remove a level of lamps.
5. Press a lamp, turn counter-clockwise and take out.
6. Insert a new lamp and turn it clockwise.
7. Put a level of lamps and turn back the lock lever.
8. Join the lamp socket.
9. Establish a cover in luggage carrier facing.

Sporty coupe

Back lamp. Compartment


1 — Planck of lamps	2 — Sealing laying

Versatile person

Back lamp. Versatile person


1 — the Basic pad 2 — the Stoplight 3 — the turn Index (yellow)	4 — a backing Lamp 5 — the Foggy lamp (the party of the driver) / a parking light

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a back door. Press a key (1), lower and take out a cover (2).

2. Disunite the socket of a back lamp.
3. Compress two lock levels (arrows on an illustration) and take out a level of lamps, thus carefully press down a basic pad (1).
4. Press a lamp, turn counter-clockwise and take out.
5. Insert a new lamp and turn it clockwise.
6. Put a level of lamps and fix it.
7. Join the socket of a back lamp.
8. Insert a cover and fix it.

Additional stoplight

The high-located additional stoplight operates with special light diodes. At failure the stoplight is replaced in a set.

Sedan

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a luggage carrier and remove trunk lid facing, address to the Section Removal and installation of facing of a trunk lid.

2. Turn out 4 screws (arrows on an illustration) on lock brackets (1) additional stoplight and squeeze out a signal from a trunk lid.

3. Disunite the socket (2) of an additional stoplight.

4. Fix lock brackets (1) on a new additional stoplight (shooters on an illustration. Thus watch that lock brackets were a little compressed. Brackets at installation on a stoplight bring under an emphasis.
5. Join the socket.
6. Insert a stoplight into a trunk lid so that to exclude damage of a paint and varnish covering. Thus pay attention to the correct provision of sealing laying.

In need of quality of greasing apply technical vaseline.

7. Establish into place trunk lid facing, address to the Section Removal and installation of facing of a trunk lid.

Versatile person

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a door of a back and remove from it facing, address to the Section Removal and installation of facing of a door of a back.
2. Remove a back spoiler, address to the Section Removal and installation of a back spoiler.
3. Disunite the socket of an additional stoplight.
4. Turn out 4 screws of fastening and remove a stoplight from a back spoiler. Thus carefully remove a sealing tape from an additional stoplight.
5. Installation is carried out in sequence, return to removal.

Sporty coupe

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Open a back door.

2. By means of a plastic wedge take out a cover (1) of spoiler facing.

3. Disunite the socket of an additional stoplight.
4. Turn out screws of fastening and remove an additional stoplight from a back spoiler.
5. Installation is carried out in sequence, return to removal. Thus watch the correct provision of sealing laying.