Having working indicators is a legal requirement. As a reminder, omitting a flashing light is liable to 3 point on your driver's license as well as a traffic ticket . Although some law enforcement officials are regularly sympathetic on this point. It therefore remains important to have indicators working properly. We will therefore find out below how to replace the bulb of a flashing light of a Kia Sorento, at the front and rear. It is also conceivable that the malfunction comes from a short circuit, but it is relatively rare.
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Above all it is essential to choose the right type of bulb! In order not to be mistaken, we advise you to go to a spare parts site or to your car repairer who knows how to select them. Then you will have to think about choosing the right color for your bulb. Then you will need to use a tools very basic but still necessary. You will therefore mainly need a screwdriver for a Kia Sorento. A kit of cruciform and torx and you will necessarily be able to get there. In most cases, the bulbs are at bayonet . In order to be able to dismantle the damaged bulb, it will be necessary to turn the bulb a quarter of a turn anticlockwise. To fix the new bulb, you will then have to turn a quarter of a turn in the opposite direction.
How to change the bulb of a front indicator on a Kia Sorento
We can find two different solutions to achieve the flashing lights. Indeed, it depends on the different models, but access can be done either from the outside or from the inside for this Kia Sorento. Access from inside the engine : First of all, you will have to open the hood. Then, it is necessary to loosen a cover using a screwdriver (frequently torx) in order to access the headlight unit. Once the unit is unclipped, remove it and you can replace this bulb. Wheel arch access : Look under the wheel to see if the clips are there. If that's right, you will have to disassemble the fasteners and remove the screws with a screwdriver. Then remove the headlight unit from this Kia Sorento slowly from the front. You just need to replace the bulb and replace the light block following the reverse procedure. More rarely, for some models it is conceivable to remove the headlight unit from the outside. However, it is relatively rare. If this is right, using a screwdriver you will need to disassemble the fasteners, gently remove the headlight unit and change the defective bulb.
How to change the bulb of a rear indicator on a Kia Sorento
We can also find two different solutions to access your turn signal bulb. It depends on the models but access can be done either from inside or outside. Access from inside the trunk : Frequently access can be done from the trunk. At the headlight blocks, there are screws and fasteners. Remove them and gently remove the block. Then it is only necessary to change this defective bulb with the new one. Then repeat this operation in reverse. It also remains conceivable that access can be from the outside or under the wheel arch. However, it is much less frequent. In all cases, you will have to use your screwdriver and remove, paying careful attention to the entire headlight unit so as to replace this bulb. To reassemble, reverse the procedure.