Thermador ME301JS, ME302JP, MED302JS, PODC302J, PODMW301J Halogen Bulb Replacement Instructions

Lens

10W
Halogen
Lamp

Fixing
Clip

Housing

Ceramic
Holder

Holder
Clip

Important: Alternate Halogen Bulb Replacement Instructions

To replace the halogen bulb on the oven sidewall:

1. Turn off circuit breaker.

2. Remove oven racks.

3. Slide the tip of a flat blade screw
driver between the fixing clip and

Slide screw
driver tip here

Loosen glass
lens cover and
remove

the lamp housing.

4. Support the glass lens cover with two
fingers along the bottom edge to
prevent the cover from falling to the
bottom of the oven.

5. Gently twist the flat blade screw driver
to loosen the glass lens cover.

6. Remove the glass lens cover and
fixing clip.

7. Remove the bulb by grasping and
sliding the bulb straight up until the two
prongs have cleared the ceramic holder.

8. Do not touch the glass of the new
replacement bulb with your fingers. It
will cause the bulb to fail when it first
lights. Grasp the replacement bulb with
a clean paper towel or facial tissue with
the prongs facing down. Locate the two
prongs in the ceramic holder, gently
poking until the two prongs locate in the
ceramic socket.

9. Press down to seat the bulb.

10. Slide the protective lens into the
holder clip and push the other
end until the fixing clip snaps back
into the housing.

11. Turn on circuit breaker.

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