headlight bulb TOYOTA VENZA 2014 Owners Manual (in English)

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Light bulbs
You may replace the following bulbs yourself. The difficulty level of
replacement varies depending on the bulb. If necessary bulb
replacement seems difficult to perfor m, contact your Toyota dealer.
For more information about replacing other light bulbs, contact your
Toyota dealer.
■ Prepare a replacement light bulb.
Check the wattage of the light bulb being replaced. ( P. 498)
■ Turn the power back door main switch off. (vehicles with
power back door)
P. 5 9
■ Front bulb locations
Vehicles with halogen headlights
Headlight low beam
Headlight high beam
Front turn signal/parking light Front fog light Front side marker light
Daytime running right

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■ Rear bulb locations
Front fog light
Front turn
signal light
Front side marker light
Stop/tail and rear side
marker lights
Back-up light Tail light
License plate light
Rear turn signal light

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Replacing light bulbs
■ Headlight low beams (vehicle s with halogen headlights)
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Unplug the connector while
pushing the lock release.
STEP1
STEP2

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VENZA_OM_OM73019U_(U)Replace the light bulb, and install
the bulb base.
Align the 3 tabs on the light bulb
with the mounting, and insert.
Turn and secure the bulb base.
Shake the bulb base gently to
check that it is not loose, turn the
headlights on once and visually
confirm that no light is leaking
through the mounting.
STEP3
STEP4

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Headlight high beams and d aytime running lights (vehicles
with halogen headlights)
Unplug the connector while
pushing the lock release.
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Replace the light bulb, and install
the light bulb.
Align the 3 tabs on the light bulb
with the mounting, and insert.
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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VENZA_OM_OM73019U_(U)Turn and secure the bulb base.
Install the connector.
Shake the bulb base gently to check that it is not loose, turn the
headlights on once and visually confirm that no light is leaking
through the mounting.
STEP4
STEP5

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Front turn signal lights (vehicles with discharge headlights)
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
STEP1
STEP2

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Front side marker lights
Turn the bulb base counterclockwise.
Vehicles with halogen headlights
Vehicles with discharge headlights
Remove the light bulb.
STEP1
STEP2

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Bulbs other than the above
If any of the bulbs listed below has burnt out, have your Toyota
dealer replace it.
● Headlight low and high beams (v ehicles with discharge head-
lights)
● Daytime running/parking lights (vehicles with discharge head-
lights)
● High mounted stoplight
● Foot lights
● Side turn signal lights
■Condensation build-up on the inside of the lens
Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the headlight lens does
not indicate a malfunction. Contact your Toyota dealer for more information
in the following situations:
● Large drops of water are built up on the inside of the lens.
● Water has built up inside the headlight.
■ LED light bulbs
The daytime running/parking rights (vehicles with discharge headlights) and
high mounted stoplight consists of a number of LEDs. If any LEDs burn out,
take your vehicle to your Toyota dealer to have the light replaced.
■ High-intensity discharge (HID) headlights (if equipped)
If voltage to the high-intensity discharge bulbs is insufficient, the light may
not come on, or may go out temporarily. The high-intensity discharge bulbs
will come on when normal power is restored.

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CAUTION
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Replacing light bulbs
●Turn off the lights. Do not attempt to replace the bulb immediately after
turning off the lights.
The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
● Do not touch the glass portion of the light bulb with bare hands. When i\
t is
unavoidable to hold the glass portion, use and hold with a clean dry cloth
to avoid getting moisture and oils on the bulb.
Also, if the bulb is scratched or dropped, it may blow out or crack.
● Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failure to do so
may result in heat damage, fire, or water entering the headlight unit. This
may damage the headlights or cause condensation to build up on the lens.
●Vehicles with discharge headlights:
While the headlights are turned on, and
for a short time after they have been
turned off, metal components at the
rear of the headlight assembly will be
extremely hot. To prevent burns, do not
touch these metal components until you
are certain they have cooled down.
Metal
compo-
nents