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Installation – LED retrot
Question How do I replace the incandescent bulb with an LED bulb? Is it dicult?
Answer The entire Philips LED Retrot range is designed to be a retrot of halogen and
conventional bulbs, so they are easy to replace without any specialist knowledge.
Before purchase, make sure there is enough space in the lamp to house the new LED
bulb (the compact design ensures this LED range is compatible with most car models,
see question 2 for further information). To install, simply follow the guidance on or in
the packaging.
Question Why after installing an LED light do I get an error message on the dashboard?
Answer Some cars are equipped with a system to warn the driver when one of the lights fails.
This warning system sends electrical impulses to check the lights are functioning.
However, LEDs draw much lower wattage than conventional lights (consuming less
power). So when the system makes its check, the power emission is too low to be
detected. Therefore, it erroneously thinks the light has malfunctioned, when in fact
it’s working correctly. In such cases, we have developed a CANbus adapter which
converts the power and prevents this incorrect error message issue.
Question I’ve installed the LED but it does not light up, how do I resolve this?
Answer If your Philips LED Retrot doesn’t light up, you probably need to “reverse the
polarity” by ipping the LED. Philips LED Retrot bulbs work like batteries with a
positive and negative polarity. If this issue arises, simply follow these steps:
1. Remove the Philips LED from the socket.
2. Flip the LED over, so the connectors are reversed.
3. Re-insert the LED back into the socket.
4. Then check the LED lights up correctly.
LED Retrot | FAQs
LED bulb
Canbus Not compliant
LED bulb + CEA5W
Canbus compliant
Wedge-based LED
Festoon LED
180˚
180˚