Audi 2003 A8 - Renewing Bulb for Side Lights - Vehicles with Static Cornering Light

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– Turn light switch to position “0”.
– Switch off ignition and all electrical equipment and remove ig‐
nition key.
– Do not flash the headlights.
Headlight (left-side) - vehicles with 6-cyl. or 8-cyl. petrol engine,
vehicles with 6-cyl. TDI engine:
– Remove power steering reservoir ⇒ page 152 .
Headlight (left-side) - vehicles with 8-cyl. TDI engine:
– Remove left air cleaner (top section) ⇒ page 157 .
Headlight (right-side) - vehicles with 6-cyl. or 8-cyl. petrol engine:
– Remove air cleaner (top section) ⇒ page 153 .
Headlight (right-side) - vehicles with 6-cyl. TDI engine:
– Remove air cleaner housing ⇒ page 157 .
Headlight (right-side) - vehicles with 8-cyl. TDI engine:
– Remove right air cleaner (top section) ⇒ page 158 .
All vehicles (continued):
– Release retaining tabs -arrows- and detach main beam hous‐
ing cover from headlight housing.
– Pull bulb holder -arrow- for side light bulb out of housing.
– Pull bulb for side lights out of bulb holder.
Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse order; note the following:
– Insert new bulb in bulb holder, taking care not to touch glass
bulb with bare hands.
– Press bulb holder into reflector until you feel it engage.
– Close housing cover.
4.14 Renewing bulb for side lights - vehicles
with static cornering light
Note
On vehicles with gas discharge headlights with LED lights, the
LED module replaces the bulb for main beam headlights/daytime
running lights and bulb for side lights. The LED module cannot be
renewed separately; the headlight must be renewed as a com‐
plete unit.
Audi A8 2003 ➤
Electrical system - Edition 08.2014
4. Gas discharge headlights 167