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I have a 2005 Fiat Panda Climbing, and just replaced the bulb on the heater controls. First you pull off the control knobs - just grip the handle and pull hard, some come off easy, some are more difficult. If you're not lucky, the handle will pull off but leave the bottom part still attached - it just snaps in with two tabs. In this case position the tabs in the holes and snap it back it, and next time pull straight up and don't pull sideways on the handle.

Once the knobs are off, you now have to get the plastic bezels off that the knobs go down into. You do this by using a sharp knife or screwdriver to pry the edge of the bezel up from the grey plastic of the dashboard. Once you get it up a little ways, use a wide screwdriver or knife to continue lifting it -- being careful not to cut or scratch the plastic. When you get it up high enough, you just grab it on both sides with your fingers and it will snap out.

When the bezel is off, you should be able to see the bulb (very small, only about 3 or 4 mm wide) which is pushed into it's holder. Now the trick is to get it out without breaking the glass. What I did was to use some double sided adhesive tape to cover the tips of needle nose pliers, then gently squeeze the bulb with the pliers and when the tape is firmly stuck to the bulb, pull it out. NOTE: look closely at the orientation of the bulb contacts when you pull the bulb out, so you know how to push the new one in!

Now you can take the bulb to an automotive shop, get a replacement (get 2 of them while you're at it, so you'll have a spare), push it in the holder - test it by turning the ignition key on and turning the lights on - and if all is OK, snap the bezel back in by lining up the tabs that hold it with the holes, put the knobs back in by matching the flat side of the shaft with the flat side of the hole in the knob, and you're done! (if the light doesn't work, try the other spare to make sure you didn't get a bad one - if both fail, you might have a wiring problem and will need a mechanic to look at it).

Congratulate yourself for saving a lot of euro the dealer would have charged you :)

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