Check the relevant electrical circuit and fuse first. Do not touch the glass bulb of the lamp with bare hands. Fat traces on the lamp lead to its darkening and rapid failure. Be sure to replace defective lamps with lamps of the same type. Wipe off inadvertent stains with a clean, lint-free cloth or alcohol.
The lamps used on the car are given in table. 13.1.
Table 13.1. Applicable lamps
Front direction indicators and position lighting
Pic. 13.32. Front direction indicators and position lighting: 1 - diffuser of the front side marker lighting; 2 – a lantern of forward lateral dimensional lighting; 3 – a lantern of a diffuser of the index of turn; 4 - diffuser of the direction indicator
The bulbs for the front direction indicators and side lights can be replaced after the screws have been removed and the lenses removed (pic. 13.32). Remove the lamp from the socket (side marker lighting) or press the lamp and turn it counterclockwise (direction indicators).
Install a new lamp, check its operation, and then install the diffuser.
Headlight with replaceable bulb
Open the hood. Disconnect the connector from the headlight and remove the rubber boot.
Release the spring clip and remove the bulb.
Do not touch the glass bulb of the lamp with bare hands. Fat traces on the lamp lead to the darkening of the bulb and the rapid failure of the lamp. If grease stains remain, wipe them off with a clean, lint-free cloth or alcohol.
Install the new lamp by inserting the tabs on the lamp base into the recesses in the reflector and secure it with the spring clip.
Install the rubber boot label «TOR» up and connect the connector. Check the operation of the headlights, then close the hood.
Interior lamps
Ignition switch lamp
To access the ignition switch, remove the steering column covers. Remove the bulb from its socket and replace with a new one. Install the steering column covers.
Interior lighting dome
Pic. 13.33. Lamp replacement (1) dome light
Grab the diffuser, pull it down and remove. Remove the bulb from its socket and replace with a new one (pic. 13.33). Check lamp operation and install diffuser.
Map reading lamp
Pic. 13.34. Replacing the Interior Lamp/Map Reader Lamp
Use a screwdriver to remove the diffuser / power button. Pull the bulb out of its socket and replace with a new one (pic. 13.34). Check if the lamp is lit and install the diffuser.
Instrument cluster illumination lamps
The instrument cluster illumination lamps can only be replaced after the instrument cluster has been removed.
Rotate the bulb holder, remove it from the instrument cluster and remove the bulb from the bulb holder. Some lamps cannot be removed from the socket and must therefore be replaced with the socket.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
Radio backlight lamps
The radio backlight lamps are screwed into the sockets, they can be replaced after removing the radio.
Heater control panel lights
Remove the heater control panel. To gain access to the lamps, several heater control cables must be disconnected.
Remove the bulb from the socket and install a new one. Check its operation, then install the heater control panel.
Glove box lamp
To gain access to the lamp, remove the four screws and remove the glove box.
Remove the bulb from the socket and install a new one. Check its operation, then install the glove box in place.
Instrument panel switch illumination lamps
Remove facing of the panel of devices near glass of a combination of devices and disconnect a cartridge and a lamp.
Replace the bulb, check if it lights up, then reinstall the socket and trim.
Floor lamps
Remove facing in the lower part of the panel of devices, remove a lamp and a socket from the panel.
Replace the lamp and check its operation. Install the cartridge in the panel, then install the cladding.
Trunk Lights
Pic. 13.35. License plate and trunk lights: a - for cars with sedan and coupe bodies; b - for cars with a hatchback body; 1 - switch; 2 – a lamp and a socket of a lantern of illumination of a luggage carrier; 3 - diffuser of the trunk light; 4 - diffuser of the license plate light; 5 – a lamp of a lantern of illumination of license plate
Remove the diffuser, remove the lamp from the socket (pic. 13.35).
Install a new lamp, check its operation, and then install the diffuser.
Outdoor lamps
License plate lamps
To access the lamp, unscrew the screws and remove the license plate light lens (see fig. 13.35). Install a new lamp, check if it is lit, then install the diffuser.
Tail lamps
Remove the inner lining of the trunk.
Pic. 13.36. Back light: a - for cars with sedan and coupe bodies; b - for cars with a hatchback body
To access the stop lamp, reversing lamp, rear position lamp and parking lamp, squeeze the tabs and remove the cover from the tail lamp (pic. 13.36). Replace lamp. When installing, make sure the tabs click into place and hold the shroud in place.
Check the operation of the lamps, then install the inner lining of the trunk.
Replacing the rear light lens
Remove the rear light.
Loosen the nuts securing the diffuser (four nuts on sedan and coupe cars or seven nuts on hatchback cars). Remove diffuser and seal.
Diffusers can be removed after softening the adhesive holding them in place, using a hair dryer or hot air compressor.
Install new diffusers. If possible, use the old adhesive by heating it and pressing the diffuser into place. If reusing the old adhesive is not sufficient, apply new adhesive to the slots in the diffuser housing.
Check the new diffuser block for leaks by placing it in water.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.