2013 Volvo C30 Owner's Manual - Page 230

09 Maintenance and servicing 09 Replacing bulbs Introduction Before replacing bulbs in your vehicle, please keep the following points in mind: Removing the headlight housing WARNING NOTE Never touch the glass of bulbs with your fingers. Grease and oils from your fingers vaporize in the heat and will leave a deposit on the reflector, which will damage it. The optional Active Bending Light bulbs contain trace amounts of mercury. These bulbs should always be disposed of by a trained and qualified Volvo service technician. Certain bulbs should only be replaced by a trained and qualified Volvo service technician: • • The engine should not be running when changing bulbs. If the engine has been running just prior to replacing bulbs in the headlight housing, please keep in mind that components in the engine compartment will be hot. WARNING Active Bending Lights* - due to the high voltage used by these headlights, these bulbs should only be replaced by a trained and qualified Volvo service technician. Courtesy lighting Reading lights Glove compartment lights Turn signals and courtesy lights in the side door mirrors High-mounted brake lights Active Bending Lights, Brake lights The entire headlight housing must be lifted out when replacing the high/low beam, parking light, turn signal, and side marker bulbs. To lift out the housing: 1. Remove the key from the ignition and turn . the headlight switch to position 2. Open the hood. 3. Pull up the headlight housing's retaining pin. 4. Pull out the headlight housing. See page 234 for a list of bulb specifications. 228 * Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.