Important Information Manual

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4. Check to ensure the Philips LED Retrofit lights up

3.5. Which CANbus adapter do I need: 5W or 21W?

The 5W CANbus is used for interior applications, and license plate lighting. The 21W CAN-bus is used for exterior

applications such as position light, low/high beam lights.

Always refers to the original wattage of the halogen/conventional lamp. As an example, a P21Wusually drawn 21W,

when our LED-RED [≈P21W] has a wattage of 1.9W. The gap is then 21W-1.9W = 19.1W. This means that to

compensate this gap of wattage, you should use a Philips 21W CANbus.

3.6. How do I install a CANbus adapter?

If your car has a dashboard error message, experiences fast flash or goes in limp mode upon installation of an LED

bulb, you may consider to purchase and install a Philips CANbus adapter solution.

See below image for installation instructions of the Philips CANbus adapter:

3.7. Why does this polarity issue occur with LED?

Regular incandescent bulbs can draw current in either direction, there are no "positive" or "negative" sides on the

bulb. The bulb will work regardless of which direction it is inserted. LED bulbs, however, only draw current in one

direction. Basically, this situation can be compared to batteries that have a positive and negative side. So if the

LEDs are inserted incorrectly, they will not work. The solution is to simply flip the LED.

3.8. After installation of the LED, my car show fast flash errors as if my light is out or broken?

Error messages appear because the LED bulb wattage is much lower than conventional bulbs, which can make an

outage warning system unable to detect the bulb.

If your car shows fast flash upon installation of an LED bulb, you may consider to purchase and install a Philips

CAN-bus warning canceller solution.