Bulb replacement
9-9Roadside emergencies
Bulb replacement
Replacing a bulb
Always check the operation of all exterior
lights before driving the vehicle. Replace a
bulb only with one of the same type and
specification.
Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights
The following lights on your vehicle use the
latest LED technology and if any of these
lights stop working, it must be replaced by
Te s l a M o to rs :
• Front side marker light
• Rear side marker light
• Reverse lights
• Tail/brake lights
• Rear turn signals
Unlike traditional filament bulbs, these lights
have a long life and low power consumption
while providing the same amount of
illumination.
Filament bulbs
The lights shown in the illustration and listed
below have replaceable filaments that should
be replaced by Tesla Motors:
• Front turn signal (1)
• Front side (2)
• Headlight high beam (3)
• Headlight low beam (4)
Owner replaceable bulbs
The interior light, trunk light, and license plate
lights are easy to replace. To replace these
lights, refer to the following table and
instructions.
Interior light
To re m ove t h e b u l b :
1. Using the screwdriver supplied in the
toolkit, depress the retaining clips and
carefully pry the light unit from the rear
header rail.
2. Rotate the bulb holder 90°
counterclockwise and remove.
3. Pull the bulb from the holder.
To install the new bulb, reverse the above
steps.
Location Watts Type
Front turn signal (1) 21 PY21W
Front side (2) 5 W5W
Headlight high beam (3) 65 H9B
Headlight low beam (4) 60 HB3A
Location Watts Type
Interior 5 W5W
Trunk 5 C5W
License plate 5 C5W
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