SL/R230: Where is Rear Foglight
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Where is Rear Foglight
When I turn my lights from automatic to manual and turn the foglights on, I get a warning on the display that says "Left rear foglight out". Can someone tell me where the left rear foglight is? I can't find it, and nothing on the right side turns on.
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Plus , this singular fog light is to enable drivers behind you to differentiate from normal rear running lights in foggy conditions and are mandatory in Europe .
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Ok, but I don't see a bulb that is only on the left and not on the right. If you look at the picture above, there is a bulb in the right side also (the single bulb on top I assume), but you're saying that one shouldn't light up? It's just there?
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It is the bulb on the top and yes the fog lights up only on the left. The bulb on the right is a taillight bulb. I'm not sure but the bulb part number on the left is probably different than the right.
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Can one of you guys do me a favor, pull your foglight out and tell me the number on it? I've spent more than I should have trying to guess the correct bulb, they all fit but none of them light up! Thanks guys.
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Ok, here's an interesting one... how do you GET to the rear foglight? All this time I've been plugging new lights into the BLINKER thinking it was the fog light... how do you even get to the fog light? Do I have to take all the trim off the inside of the trunk again and pull the whole lens out?
