Hyundai Santa Fe (TM): Light bulbs / Rear combination lamp replacement

Type A

(1) Tail/Stop lamp
(2) Tail lamp
(3) Turn signal lamp
(4) Reverse lamp
(5) Side marker lamp

Stop/Tail lamp (Outside), Reverse lamp

1. Turn off the engine.

2. Open the liftgate.

3. Loosen the lamp assembly retaining screws with a cross-tip screwdriver.

4. Remove the rear combination lamp assembly from the body of the vehicle.

5. Remove the socket from the assembly by turning the socket counterclockwise until the tabs on the socket align with the slots on the assembly.

6. Remove the bulb from the socket by pressing it in and rotating it counterclockwise until the tabs on the bulb align with the slots in the socket. Pull the bulb out of the socket.

7. Insert a new bulb by inserting it into the socket and rotating it until it locks into place.

8. Install the socket into the assembly by aligning the tabs on the socket with the slots in the assembly. Push the socket into the assembly and turn the socket clockwise.

9. Reinstall the lamp assembly to the body of the vehicle.

Tail lamp (Inside)

1. Turn off the engine.

2. Open the liftgate.

3. Remove the service cover using a flat-blade screwdriver.

4. Remove the socket from the assembly by turning the socket counterclockwise until the tabs on the socket align with the slots on the assembly.

5. Remove the bulb from the socket by pressing it in and rotating it counterclockwise until the tabs on the bulb align with the slots in the socket. Pull the bulb out of the socket.

6. Insert a new bulb by inserting it into the socket and rotating it until it locks into place.

7. Install the socket into the assembly by aligning the tabs on the socket with the slots in the assembly. Push the socket into the assembly and turn the socket clockwise.

8. Reinstall the lamp assembly to the body of the vehicle.

Turn signal lamp

If these lamps do not operate, we recommend that you have the vehicle checked by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

Type B

(1) Tail/Stop lamp
(2) Stop lamp
(3) Turn signal lamp
(4) Reverse lamp
(5) Side marker lamp

Reverse lamp

1. Turn off the engine.

2. Open the liftgate.

3. Loosen the lamp assembly retaining screws with a cross-tip screwdriver.

4. Remove the rear combination lamp assembly from the body of the vehicle.

5. Remove the socket from the assembly by turning the socket counterclockwise until the tabs on the socket align with the slots on the assembly.

6. Remove the bulb from the socket by pressing it in and rotating it counterclockwise until the tabs on the bulb align with the slots in the socket. Pull the bulb out of the socket.

7. Insert a new bulb by inserting it into the socket and rotating it until it locks into place.

8. Install the socket into the assembly by aligning the tabs on the socket with the slots in the assembly. Push the socket into the assembly and turn the socket clockwise.

9. Reinstall the lamp assembly to the body of the vehicle.

Tail / Stop lamp, Tail lamp, Turn signal lamp

If these lamps do not operate, we recommend that you have the vehicle checked by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.