2002 Mercury Villager Owner's Manual - Page 80

Lights 1. With the flat side of the new bulb's plastic base facing upward, insert the glass end of the bulb into the lamp assembly. Turn the bulb left or right to align the grooves in the plastic base with the tabs in the lamp assembly. When the grooves are aligned, push the bulb into the lamp assembly until the plastic base contacts the rear of the lamp assembly. 2. Install the bulb retaining ring over the plastic base until it contacts the rear of the socket by rotating clockwise until you feel a "stop." 3. Connect the electrical connector into the rear of the plastic base until it snaps, locking it into position. 4. Turn the headlamps on and make sure they work properly. If the headlamp was correctly aligned before you changed the bulb, you should not need to align it again. Replacing front cornering/side marker lamp bulbs 1. Remove screw from the lamp assembly. 2. Disengage lamp assembly (it has a snap fit). 3. Remove bulb socket by turning it counterclockwise about 1⁄4 turn, then slide it out of the lamp assembly. 4. Carefully pull bulb straight out of the socket and push in the new bulb. 5. To complete installation, follow removal procedure in the reverse order. 80