2006 BMW X3 Owner's Manual - Page 102

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Replacing components Please have your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center work on lamps whose replacement is not described here.< Driver's side 1. Position the screwdriver from the onboard tool kit and pull off the lamp cover. Exercise caution when handling the screwdriver; otherwise, personal injury can occur or the vehicle can be damaged.< Light-emitting diodes LEDs Light-emitting diodes installed behind translucent lenses serve as the light source for many of the controls and displays in your vehicle. These light-emitting diodes are related to ordinary lasers. Do not remove the covers, and never stare into the unfiltered light for several hours, as irritation of the retina could result.< Xenon lamps* The service life of these bulbs is very long and the probability of failure is very low, provided that they are not switched on and off an unusual number of times. If one of these bulbs should nevertheless fail, it is possible to continue driving with great caution using the fog lamps, provided traffic laws in your area do not prohibit this. To avoid risk of potentially fatal injuries due to the extremely high voltages at which these units operate, service work should always be entrusted to qualified personnel.< 2. Press the bulb holder downward and remove. Parking and roadside parking lamps In case of a malfunction, please contact your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center. 3. Remove the bulb, install a new bulb. 4. Place the bulb holder with the lower edge against the bracket and press it in until the lamp base locks into place. Halogen low beams H7 bulb, 55 watts Always wear gloves and eye protection - the atmosphere within the bulb is pressurized. Failure to observe this precaution can lead to personal injury should the bulb be damaged.< For checking and adjusting headlamp aim, please contact your BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center.< Front passenger side Before replacing the bulb, remove the reservoir for the windshield washing system from the 100 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 012 213 - © 02/06 BMW AG

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Replacing components
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Please have your BMW Sports Activity
Vehicle Center work on lamps whose
replacement is not described here.
<
Light-emitting diodes LEDs
Light-emitting diodes installed behind translu-
cent lenses serve as the light source for many of
the controls and displays in your vehicle. These
light-emitting diodes are related to ordinary
lasers.
Do not remove the covers, and never
stare into the unfiltered light for several
hours, as irritation of the retina could result.
<
Xenon lamps*
The service life of these bulbs is very long and
the probability of failure is very low, provided
that they are not switched on and off an unusual
number of times. If one of these bulbs should
nevertheless fail, it is possible to continue driv-
ing with great caution using the fog lamps, pro-
vided traffic laws in your area do not prohibit
this.
To avoid risk of potentially fatal injuries
due to the extremely high voltages at
which these units operate, service work should
always be entrusted to qualified personnel.
<
Parking and roadside parking lamps
In case of a malfunction, please contact your
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Center.
Halogen low beams
H7 bulb, 55 watts
Always wear gloves and eye protection –
the atmosphere within the bulb is pres-
surized. Failure to observe this precaution can
lead to personal injury should the bulb be dam-
aged.
<
For checking and adjusting headlamp
aim, please contact your BMW Sports
Activity Vehicle Center.
<
Driver's side
1.
Position the screwdriver from the onboard
tool kit and pull off the lamp cover.
Exercise caution when handling the
screwdriver; otherwise, personal
injury can occur or the vehicle can be dam-
aged.
<
2.
Press the bulb holder downward and
remove.
3.
Remove the bulb, install a new bulb.
4.
Place the bulb holder with the lower edge
against the bracket and press it in until the
lamp base locks into place.
Front passenger side
Before replacing the bulb, remove the reservoir
for the windshield washing system from the