2006 Mercury Milan Owner's Manual - Page 40

Lights 3. Disengage top of flexible washer bottle filler neck from snap strap attachment and position it to gain access path to the high beam bulb (Passenger Side Only with ABS). 4. Remove the protective rubber cap from the headlamp housing by grabbing it and pulling rearward. 5. Remove the bulb socket by rotating it counterclockwise, then pulling it straight out of the lamp assembly. 6. Carefully pull bulb straight out of socket and push in the new one. 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. 7. For ease of bulb socket installation into the lamp assembly, hold the bulb socket at 15 degrees clockwise from a vertical position. Using the 2 lead wires oriented exactly up to represent the vertical reference position. 8. From the 15 degree position rotate the bulb socket clockwise to a locked position. 9. Tuck the 2 lead wires into the lamp housing to assure that they are not pinched when installing the protective rubber cap. 10. Install the protective rubber cap to the housing circular ring by pushing and pressing it forward. 40 2006 Milan (mln) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA (fus)