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Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 619

 

 

• Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and re‐

move ignition key.

• Before working on headlight system, make sure that no

components are live and that the residual voltage after the

headlights are switched off has dissipated.

• Residual voltage can be dissipated by turning the dipped

beams on and then off again after withdrawing the ignition

key.

• When working on the headlight system, ensure that the

lights cannot be switched on.

Notes on pressure, temperature and radiation/arcs

WARNING

• The gas discharge bulb may be operated in the headlight

housing only (touch protection due to very hot bulbs, ab‐

sorption of UV radiation, avoidance of dazzling light, pro‐

tection against explosion).

• The glass envelope of the gas discharge bulbs can be very

hot - danger of burns!

• Avoid looking directly into the beam, as the UV rays from

the gas discharge bulb are about 2.5 times greater than

normal halogen bulbs.

• Avoid looking into the light beam (danger of glare); vision

may be impaired for a substantial time.

WARNING

• Avoid contact with burst glass envelopes.
• H7 bulbs and gas discharge bulbs are under pressure and

can explode while being changed - danger of injury.

• Always wear safety goggles and gloves when removing

and installing gas discharge bulbs!

1. Operation and safety notes for gas discharge bulbs    

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Caution

♦ Before renewing a gas discharge bulb, always switch off

the affected consumer.

♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and re‐

move ignition key.

♦ Do not touch the glass envelope of the gas discharge bulb

with bare fingers; use a clean cloth glove. When the gas

discharge bulb is switched on, the heat would vaporise the

oil of the finger prints which would then settle on the re‐

flector, impairing the brightness of the headlight.

♦ A gas discharge bulb must always be replaced with a gas

discharge bulb of the same kind. The designation appears

on the base of the bulb or on the glass envelope.

♦ Properly engage connector during installation and ensure

tight seating of the connection.

Disposal regulations for gas discharge bulbs

WARNING

• Gas discharge bulbs must be disposed of as hazardous

waste; never dispose of gas discharge bulbs via house‐

hold waste system.

• Gas discharge bulbs contain metallic mercury (Hg) and

traces of thallium; never destroy these bulbs.

• These components must be recycled in the correct man‐

ner according to national law.

• Only dispose of in containers intended for this purpose at

an authorised collection point.

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1

12 V socket -U5-

1.1

Removing and installing 12 V socket -

U5-

Caution

If excessive force is exerted on sockets -U- without bulb for

socket illumination -L42- , the retaining sleeve may be dam‐

aged.
Puller -T40148- can only be used for removing sockets -U-

( cigarette lighter -U1- ) with bulb for socket illumination -L42- .
Puller -T40148- cannot be used for releasing locking lugs of

sockets -U- without illuminated retaining sleeve.
Usually, sockets -U- without bulb for socket illumination -L42-

cannot be removed without damaging them.

Removing and installing cigarette lighter -U1- 

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1.2

Removing and installing socket illumi‐

nation bulb -L42-

The removal of the socket illumination bulb -L42- is performed in

the same way as the removal of the cigarette lighter illumination

bulb -L28- 

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1. 12 V socket U5     

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Cigarette lighter -U1-

The following descriptions apply to the rear left cigarette lighter -

U3- / rear right cigarette lighter -U7- / rear cigarette lighter -U9- /

12 V socket 2 -U18- , 12 V socket 3 -U19- / 12 V socket 4 -U20- /

cigarette lighter 2 -U25- and 12 V socket 5 -U26- as long as they

are illuminated.

Caution

If excessive force is exerted on sockets -U- without bulb for

socket illumination -L42- , the retaining sleeve may be dam‐

aged.
Puller -T40148- can only be used for removing sockets -U-

( cigarette lighter -U1- ) with bulb for socket illumination -L42- .
Puller -T40148- cannot be used for releasing locking lugs of

sockets -U- without illuminated retaining sleeve.
Usually, sockets -U- without bulb for socket illumination -L42-

cannot be removed without damaging them.

2.1

General description

Caution

If excessive force is exerted on sockets -U- without bulb for

socket illumination -L42- , the retaining sleeve may be dam‐

aged.
Puller -T40148- can only be used for removing sockets -U-

( cigarette lighter -U1- ) with bulb for socket illumination -L42- .
Puller -T40148- cannot be used for releasing locking lugs of

sockets -U- without illuminated retaining sleeve.
Usually, sockets -U- without bulb for socket illumination -L42-

cannot be removed without damaging them.

With some vehicle equipment, bulb for socket illumination -L42-

is not an incandescent bulb, but an LED. This LED is permanently

attached to the retaining sleeve and cannot be renewed sepa‐

rately.
Retaining sleeves with a light bulb are available in different ver‐

sions. On the one version, the light bulb can be replaced sepa‐

rately; on the other version, the light bulb cannot be replaced

separately. In this case, the bulb carrier has to be replaced to‐

gether with the light bulb.
Depending on the space requirement, the vehicles are equipped

with various electric sockets -U- and cigarette lighter sockets.

They differ in length and have different electrical connections. In

the case of electrical sockets -U- and cigarette lighter sockets with

a trailing wire, it may be necessary to perform additional work in

order to gain access to the connector.

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