Owner Maintenance; Replacing Exterior Light Bulbs; Handling Halogen Bulbs:- Page 237

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Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

Form No. 8T02-EA-03L

Your Mazda

’

s headlights and fog lights 

have replaceable halogen bulbs.

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Replacing Exterior Light Bulbs

Replacing a headlight bulb

1. Make sure the ignition switch is turned 

off and the headlight switch is off.

2. Lift the hood and find the high and low 

beam bulbs in the rear of the headlight 
unit.
The outboard bulb is the LOW beam, 
and the inboard one is the HIGH beam.
Refer to Light Bulbs (page 8-32).

3. Turn the socket and bulb assembly 

counterclockwise and remove it while 
holding the rubber socket cover in 
place. Carefully remove the headlight 
bulb from its socket in the reflector by 
gently pulling it straight backward out 
of the socket.

4. Disconnect the bulb from the electrical 

connector by pressing the tab on the 
connector with your finger and pulling 
the bulb upward.

5. Install the new bulb in the reverse order 

of removal.

Handling Halogen Bulbs:
When a halogen bulb breaks, it is 
dangerous. These bulbs contain 
pressurized gas. If one is broken, it 
will explode and serious injuries 
could be caused by the flying glass.
If the glass portion is touched with 
bare hands, body oil could cause the 
bulb to overheat and explode when lit. 
Never touch the glass portion of the 
bulb with your bare hands and always 
wear eye protection when handling or 
working around halogen bulbs.

Children and Halogen Bulbs:
Playing with a halogen bulb is 
dangerous. Serious injuries could be 
caused by dropping a halogen bulb or 
breaking it some other way.
Always keep halogen bulbs out of the 
reach of children.

WARNING

High beam bulb

Tab

Low beam bulb

Socket

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