GTI, From June 09

GTI, From June 09

• Failure of LEDs in high-mount brake lights:

• Individual LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) in auxiliary brake lights are combined into groups of up to four LEDs and are supplied with power as a group.

• The high-mount brake lamp is designed in such a way that it still meets legal requirements when one LED group fails.

• If another LED group fails, these legal requirements are no longer met.

• When one LED group fails, the intact LEDs are given a higher load, by which failure of other LED groups can be assumed in the near future.

• If more than four individual LEDs in auxiliary brake lamp have failed, the auxiliary brake lamp must be replaced (repair measure).

Removal

- Switch off ignition, switch off all electrical consumers and remove ignition key.






- Insert a suitable screwdriver into the opening under the High-mounted brake lamp (M25).

- Move the screwdriver in - direction of arrow - and pull the clip - 1 - downward.

- Repeat this on the second clip on the high-mounted brake lamp.

- Remove the high-mounted brake lamp - 2 - from the spoiler on the edge of the roof paying attention to the wires still connected.

- Carefully remove the rubber seal - 1 - from the opening.






- Disconnect the connector - 2 -.

- Remove the high-mounted brake lamp.

Installation

Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:

• Make sure the rubber seal - 1 - between the wiring harness for the high-mounted brake lamp and the body fits correctly when installing.

- Make sure the high-mounted brake lamp fits correctly in the spoiler on the edge of the roof after installing the clips.

- Perform a functionality test on the high-mounted brake lamp.