How to change glove box light bulb on a 2000-2005 Mercedes S-Class W220 S430 S500

If you open the glove box and the light doesn’t turn on, then your glove light bulb may have burned out. Replacing the glove light bulb on a Mercedes-Benz S-Class is easy and can be completed in less than 10 minutes.

You may also want to upgrade the glove light bulb to an LED light bulb. The instructions are the same in both cases. Note that if you install the LED light bulb and it doesn’t turn on, you need to remove it and rotate it to reverse the polarity, and this time, the bulb should work perfectly.

Parts Required

OEM is not LED
Festoon Light Bulb

Upgrade Option
LED Light Bulb (Red, Blue, White)

Tools Required

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Instructions on how to replace the light bulb on a W220 S-Class.

Press the button to open the glove box.
Locate the glove box light housing.
Use the interior trim removal tool, or if you don’t have one, a flat screwdriver, to pry out the glove box light housing.
Press on the light bulb and remove it.
Install a new light bulb.
If you are upgrading to LED bulbs, but the light doesn’t turn on when you install it, you need to remove it and install it the other way.

Avoid touching the glass part of the light bulb with your bare hands. This can shorten the life of the light bulb.

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