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Front Interior Lamp







Front Interior Lamp

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Removal Wedge (3409)

The following components are integrated in the front interior light, depending on equipment:

• Front Interior Lamp Button (E326)

• Driver Reading Lamp Button (E457)

• Front Passenger Reading Lamp Button (E458)

• Front Interior Lamp (W1)

• Left Center Reading Light (W39)

• Right Center Reading Light (W40)

• Tilt Sunroof Button 1 (E582)

• Sunroof Switch Illumination (L65)

• Telephone Microphone (R38)

• When removing and installing components in a visible area (switches, covers, trim, etc.), mask off the areas at which a prying tool ( (3409) , screwdriver) will be positioned, using commercially available adhesive tape.

• The following illustrations show how to removed and install the front interior lamp in a vehicle with a panorama glass roof. The same procedure is used to remove and install the front interior lamp on vehicles without the panorama glass roof.

Removing

- Switch off the ignition and all electrical consumers and move the ignition key or start button into the 0 position (preliminary engaged position).

- Carefully pry the trim - 1 - out at the retainers - arrows -.






- Remove the bolts - 1 -, release the retaining tabs - 3 arrows - and remove the interior lamp - 2 - from the headliner in the - direction of arrow A -. Be careful of the connected wires.






- Release and disconnect the connectors - 1 -, - 2 - and - 3 -.






- Remove front interior light.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.