2005 Mercury Monterey Owner Guide 2nd Printing - Page 50

Lights 3. Disconnect the electrical connector from the bulb by pulling rearward and unlock the bulb by rotating it counterclockwise. Handle a halogen headlamp bulb carefully and keep out of children's reach. Grasp the bulb only by its plastic base and do not touch the glass. The oil from your hand could cause the bulb to break the next time the headlamps are operated. Install the new bulb(s) in reverse order. Replacing front parking/turn/sidemarker signal bulbs 1. Make sure the headlamp switch is in the OFF position and open the hood. 2. Remove the two headlamp retaining pins to release the headlamp assembly, then pull the headlamp assembly forward to expose the bulb socket. 3. To remove the side marker bulb, turn the bulb socket counterclockwise, and pull the bulb straight out of the socket. 4. To remove the parking/turn bulb, turn the socket on the bottom of the headlamp assembly counterclockwise and pull the bulb straight out of the socket. Install the new bulb(s) in reverse order. 50 2005 Monterey (mty) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)