Light bulbs VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 Owners Manual

contain the in se rt loca tio n, the figur es in
bra cket s indi ca te th e a mp ere rating for th e fuse.
O ne c on sum er mi ght re quir e seve ral fu ses (also
in separat e fu se boxes) .
• Seve ral con su m ers cou ld
over on e sin gle
fu se .
Changing a light bulb
Changing light bulbs
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
• T he fuse b ox in the dash pan el h as spa ce fo r
r ep lace ment fuses .
• There a re o th er fu se s in th e vehicle. Th ese
s h ould be chan ged by a qua lified d ealer ship .
Light bulbs should be changed by a qualified t echnician only.
Light bulb s should b e chan ged onl y by qu alifie d
t ec hni cian s. In man y cases c han ging a light bulb
in vo lves re m ov ing oth er
of th e vehicl e to
ge t to the burnt- out ligh t bulb, pa rticularl y tho se
i n th e front of the v ehicl e th at can on ly be
r eac hed th rough th e eng in e co mp artm ent.
We reco mm end that light bulb s o nly be c ha nge d
b y an auth ori ze d Vo lksw agen deale r or qua lified
w ork sh op.
Before ch an ging a light bulb , you mu st s wi tc h off
th e light (light switch in Op osition ). and th e turn
s igna l lev er must b e in the neutra l p os iti on.
A lw ays rep la ce burnt- out light bulb s with id en ­
ti cal light bul bs w ith same spe cificatio ns. Th e
spe cifica tio ns are printed on th e light bul b, ei­
th er on th e g lass bu lb or on th e m etal base. /\!­
wa ys mak e sure th at th e c olo r of th e new bulb s is
th e sa me as th e re p lac ed ones.
It is ad visa ble to always carry a box o f rep lace ­
m ent light bulb s in yo ur ve hicl e at all tim es. The
box s hould co nt ain at l eas t th ose light bulb s th at
ar e import ant fo r traffi c
See your V olk­
sw age n deale r f or rec omm end ed light bulb s.
WARNING
Slop ! Before working in th e e ngi ne comp art ­
ment, alway s read a nd heed all WARNINGS
34. The engine compartmen t of any
motor vehicl e is a potentially dangerous area
and c an cau se ser ious personal injury.
WARN ING (continu ed )
• Gas discharge lam ps (Xeno n) get pow er
from a high voltage so urce that can cause se­
ri ous personal injury and even death
ways have a qualified tec hni cian replace
burnt-out ligh t bulbs, especia lly gas discharg e
l amps (Xenon) a nd 1-17 light bulbs.
WARNING
Neve r remove the hea dlight unless yo u know
exact ly ho w to carry out the job and have the
co rrec t tool and light bulb s.
• If you a re un cer ta in about what t o do , h ave
th e work performed by a n auth ori zed Volk­
swage n dealer or a qualified worksho p. Se ­
rious per sonal injury may result from improp ­
e rl y perfor med work.
• Do not tou ch glass bul b w ith b are hand s. Fin ­
ge rprint s can cloud the out er surfa ce of th e bulb
w hen hea ted, thu s aff ec tin g th e refl ectio n, and
th us re duci ng th e powe r of illumin ati on.
•
b ulb can on ly be repl aced by a bulb of the
s am e ty pe. T he m odel i dent ifi cat io n is e ith er on
t h e bulb base o r on t he bul b itse lf.
What do I do now? 81

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Changing the headlights and front turn signal bulbs
Fig. 3 6 Cove r A fo r low b eom , co ver B for high
beom a nd position lamp
Changing th e low beam headlight
bulb
- Switch the headlights ofT.
- Sw itch off the ign ition and remove the
k ey from the ig nition loc k.
- Ope n the engi ne hood.
- Turn the cover
36arrow @ to the
ri ght and re m ove .
- Turn the bulb hold er t o the lef t and re­
move.
- Pull t he defec tive bul b out of the h older
a nd install a new bul b.
- Rein sta ll th e bu lb holder by turning
int o th e rig ht.
- Replace the cover by turnin g it to th e
left.
Changing the high beam light bulb
- Switch the head light s off .
- Switch off the ig ni tion and re m ove the
k ey from the ignit ion lock.
- Op en the en gin e hood.
- Pull the rubb er cover off
36a rrow
82 What do I do now?
F ig . 37 In the headlight : high beam bulb 3 and po­
sition lamp bu lb 4
- Remove the conn ector @.
- Move the w ire retainer
82, fig. 37
towa rd the front of the vehicl e and the n
pu sh it in the d irec tion of th e a rrow out
th e re tai nin g lug s
- Fold the w ire hook up.
- Remove the bulb holder from the head-
li ght.
- C hange the bulb.
- Place the bulb holder back in the head-
l ight. Make sure th e reta ining
a t
th e botto m.
- Fold the w ire hook dow n and engage it
in th e opposit e di rect ion sh own by th e
arrow in the re ta inin g
Gently pu ll
o n th e w ire hook to check it h as engaged
sec urely.
- Connec t the connector @to th e bulb
ho lder.
Changing a side light bulb
- Remove the bulb holder 82,
fi g. 37
from the headli ght.
- Change the bulb.