Using working indicators remains a legal obligation. As a reminder, not putting a flashing light is punishable by 3 point on your driver's license as well as a traffic ticket . Even if some police officers are sometimes accommodating on this point. It remains therefore important to have indicators that work properly. We will see below how to change the bulb of a turn signal for a Kia Cee D 2 Sw, front and rear. It is also possible that the malfunction comes from a short circuit, but this is quite rare.
Kia Cee D 2 Sw: things to know before changing your turn signal
Above all it is important to properly select your type of bulb! In order not to be mistaken, it is advisable to go to a spare parts site or to your garage which will be able to order them for you. Secondly, you will have to be careful to choose the right color for your bulb. Finally, you will need to use a tools super simple but nevertheless necessary. You will mainly need a screwdriver for a Kia Cee D 2 Sw. A cruciform and torx kit and everything will be doable. Most of the time, the bulbs are at bayonet . In order to remove the defective bulb, you will have to rotate the bulb a quarter of a turn anticlockwise. To install the new bulb, it will then rotate a quarter of a turn in the other direction.
How to change the bulb of a front indicator on a Kia Cee D 2 Sw
There are two different ways to access the indicators. It depends on the different models, but access can be done either from the outside or from the inside on this Kia Cee D 2 Sw. Access from inside the engine : To start, you will need to open the hood. Then, you will need to remove a cover using a screwdriver (frequently torx) to access the light block. When the unit is unclipped, remove it and you can change your bulb. Wheel arch access : Check underneath the wheel to see if the clips are there. If this is correct, you will have to disassemble the fasteners and remove the screws using a screwdriver. Secondly remove the light unit from this Kia Cee D 2 Sw gently from the front. Now you just have to change your bulb and reattach the light block the other way. Exceptionally, on some models it is possible to replace the light block from the outside. But it is quite rare. If that's right, using a screwdriver you will have to remove the fasteners, remove the light block slowly and change your burnt out bulb.
How to change the bulb of a rear indicator on a Kia Cee D 2 Sw
There are also two different ways to access your turn signal bulb. It may depend on the different types but access can be done either from the inside or from the outside. Access from inside the trunk : Frequently access can be done from inside the trunk. At the headlight blocks, there are screws and fasteners. Take them out and remove the block, being careful. Finally you just have to change your burnt out bulb with the new one. Then repeat this operation in reverse. It also remains possible that access is from the outside or under the wheel arch. But it is much rarer. In all cases, you will need to use your screwdriver and gently remove the entire light unit so as to change the bulb. To reassemble, carry out the reverse procedure.