Volkswagen Jetta / Bora: Electrical System Manual - part 53

Mirror turn signal bulb and entry light

in exterior mirror

Note

Additional information:

⇒ Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting loca‐

tions
General description:
The exterior mirror turn signal bulbs are located in the housing of

the exterior mirror.
Furthermore there is located an entry light on each side in the

housing, which illuminates the entry area around the driver and

front passenger side.
1 - Driver side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L131- or front pas‐

senger side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L132-
2 - Driver side entry light in exterior mirror -W52- or front passen‐

ger side entry light in exterior mirror -W53-
Fault detection and fault display:
The onboard supply control unit is equipped with self-diagnosis

which makes fault finding easier.
For fault finding, use the vehicle diagnosis, testing and informa‐

tion system -VAS 5051A- in “guided fault finding” mode.

5.1

Removing and installing turn signal bulb

The driver side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L131- or the front

passenger side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L132- is installed

in the housing of the left or right exterior mirror.

Note

The complete driver side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L131- or

the complete front passenger side exterior mirror turn signal bulb

-L132- must be replaced if damaged.

Removing:
– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and pull out

ignition key.

– Remove driver side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L131- or

the front passenger side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L132-

view mirror; Removing and installing side mounted turn sig‐

nals .

Installing:
– Install driver side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L131- or the

front passenger side exterior mirror turn signal bulb -L132- ⇒ 

General Body Repairs, Exterior; Rep. Gr.  66 ; Exterior rear

view mirror; Removing and installing side mounted turn sig‐

nals .

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Removing and installing entry light in ex‐

terior mirror

The driver side entry light in exterior mirror -W52- or the front

passenger side entry light in exterior mirror -W53- is installed in

the housing of the left or right exterior mirror.

Note

♦

To remove and install the entry lights the exterior mirror must

not be removed.

♦

Removal and reinstallation of entry lights is carried out in the

same manner on both sides and is described for one side only.

Removing:
– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and pull out

ignition key.

– Fold exterior mirror -1- in -direction of arrow- forwards.

– Unbolt securing bolt -1-.

– Unclip entry light in -direction of arrow- out of the exterior mirror

and pull it out as far as possible.

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housing -1-.

Renew bulb:

– Pull bulb -1- in -direction of arrow- out of the carrier -2-.
Plug base bulb: 12 V, W6 W
Installing:
Installation is performed in the reverse order of installation; when

doing this, note the following:

Note

After the installation perform functional check of the exterior mir‐

ror.

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Tail lights

6.1

Assembly overview - tail light in side panel

Torque settings 

⇒ page 238

1 - Securing nuts
2 - Left brake and tail light bulb

-M21- or   right brake and tail

light bulb -M22-
3 - Tail light housing in side

panel

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 212

4 - Bulb for left brake, blinker

and tail light 2 -M72- or  bulb for

right brake, blinker and tail light

2 -M73-
5 - Bulb carrier

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 213

6.2

Removing and installing tail light in side

panel

Removing:
– Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers and pull out

ignition key.

– Press side trim to side.

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