Whether for your personal security, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, being sure your turn signal bulbs are always functional is imperative. In fact, bulbs are wearing parts that will obviously burn out as time passes and consequently need to be changed. You’re quite likely in this article because one of your front turn signals is burnt out and you’re wondering how to change the bulb of a front turn signal on your Audi Q2, we’ve written and published this content to help you do it without hiring somebody and not have to go to your auto technician. In a first part, we will take a look at controling a burnt-out front turn signal bulb on your Audi Q2 and in a second part, how to change the front turn signal bulb on your car..

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How to discover if the front turn signal bulb on your Audi Q2 is burnt out or needs to be changed?

When you drive your car you don’t constantly have the opportunity to verify all the security components of your Audi Q2. In fact, you are nearly always in a rush and tend to enter into your car, make your trip and put it down instantly without taking the time to do an periodic check-up. It is therefore relevant to take the time to sometimes verify the state of your headlights and turn signals. It’s quite possible that you have a front turn signal on your Audi Q2, but that you didn’t realize it. Here are the two simple ways to verify if a front turn signal is burnt out or if you need to swap it quickly:

  • When you stop, turn on the ignition on your car, then alternately turn on your left and right front turn signals and get out of the car to verify that they are working.
  • By listening to the sound of your blinkers. In fact, there is an audible signal on each car that alerts you of a front turn indicator bulb burnt out on your Audi Q2, you will find out that the time between each “click” is much closer, this denotes that you will have to change the front turn signal bulb or before. It’s up to you to verify and check which one is burnt out by a visual verify as on the first solution shown previously.

You may have an additional bulb to swap, like the one of your low beam or your position lights, don’t be reluctant to read our blog posts to help you to achieve this substitution.

Replacing the front turn signal bulb on your Audi Q2

Now let’s go to the most important part of this content, how to replace the front turn signal bulb of your Audi Q2? Please be aware that this process is quite easy, you will have to access, from the inside of your bonnet, through the wheel arch, or simply by your bumper to your headlight unit, open it and replace the burnt out front turn signal bulb of your Audi Q2. If it is a bulb on your rear turn signal, see our special content. Nevertheless, here are the details of the actions to stick to to be able to conduct this act efficiently depending on the approach you wish to adopt.

Replace front turn signal bulb on your Audi Q2 through the bonnet:

  • Open your bonnet and clear access to your headlight pods.
  • Use a torx tip to open the headlight unit on your car
  • Unscrew the front turn signal bulb from your car by turning it a quarter turn counterclockwise
  • Replace the front flasher bulb of your Audi Q2 by the new one (make certain to verify if it’s an orange or transparent bulb).
  • Reassemble and test that the new front turn signal bulb works.
  • Replace the front turn signal bulb of your Audi Q2 through the wheel arch:

    This methodology is especially valuable when you don’t have enough space in the bonnet to access the front turn signal on your car:

    • Lift your car, and remove the front wheel on the side you want to work on.
    • Take out your wheel arch with a torx bit.
    • Go to your headlamp block and swap the front turn signal bulb on your car following the same simple steps as on the part previously seen.

    Replace the front turn signal bulb of your Audi Q2 through the bumper:

    On some years or finishes, depending on the options the only simple access you will have to swap the front turn signal bulb of your car will be to pass under your front bumper, there are only a few steps that change from the full procedure, we will explain them now:

    • Put your Audi Q2 on a jack or a candle.
    • Remove the screws of the motor shoe of your car(plastic part under your motor) and your shock absorber. Be mindful with the plastic staples which can be breakable.
    • Take out your headlight block and swap the front turn indicator bulb of your Audi Q2 following the steps seen in the parts seen previously.
    • Put the whole thing back together again.

    If you have any additional questions about the Audi Q2, do not hesitate to consult our Audi Q2 category.