No. 142-21

Service
Technical Information
142/21 ENU
9430
9
Complaint: Insects in the Tail Light - Replacing and Reworking Tail Lights if Necessary
(142/21)
Model Line:
Macan (95B)
Model Year:
As of 2019
Concerns:
Side tail lights (left and right)
Information:
The fact that the side tail lights open inwards for condensation reasons means that insects can get inside
the tail light through certain openings in the body and tail light.
Insects getting into tail light
Action required: In the event of a customer complaint, replace the affected tail light and close off the opening for the cable
bushing using a plastic foam strip.
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Required parts and materials
Parts Info:
Part No.
Designation
– Location
Qty.
95B898922
 Plastic foam strip
– Left and right tail light
2 ea.
Information
For details of the part number of the required tail light depending on vehicle equipment, see Porsche Electronic Parts Catalogue (PET).
Materials:
Part No.
Designation
Qty.
...
Tie-wrap (commercially available)
approx. 60 mm/ 2.36 in long, 2.0 - 2.5 mm/ 0.08 —
0.1 in wide
2 ea.
Replacing and reworking tail lights
Information
If insects get into the tail light, the affected tail light must be replaced.
If insects are not getting into both tail lights, only retrofit the plastic foam strip on the tail light that is not
affected.
Work Procedure: 1
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Remove tail lights.  Workshop Manual '943119 Removing and installing tail light'
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Retrofitting plastic foam strip
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Before installing the tail light, affix a plastic foam strip  Retrofitting plastic foam strip -1- at the
opening of the cable bushing as shown in figure  Retrofitting plastic foam strip.
3
Route electric line for the tail light as shown in figure  Retrofitting plastic foam strip and secure it at
the edge with a tie-wrap  Retrofitting plastic foam strip -2-.
Cut off the extra length at the end of the tie-wrap using side cutters.
4
Install tail lights.  Workshop Manual '943119 Removing and installing tail light'
Invoicing
Information
The specified labor operation includes all work and scenarios described in this Technical Information for
both tail lights. The labor operation therefore applies irrespective of whether the tail lights were replaced
and reworked or merely reworked.
For documentation and warranty invoicing, enter the specified labor operation and PQIS coding in the
warranty claim.
APOS
Labor operation
94315000
Reworking tail lights
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PQIS coding:
Location (FES5)
94310
Tail light
Damage type (SA4)
1041
Foreign bodies
References:
 Workshop Manual '943119 Removing and installing tail light'
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courses. They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some Porsche vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper servicing of a vehicle. Porsche special
tools may be necessary in order to perform certain operations identified in these bulletins. Use of tools and procedures other than those Porsche recommends in these bulletins may be detrimental to the
safe operation of your vehicle, and may endanger the people working on it. Properly trained Porsche technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions, and know-how to do the job properly and
safely. Part numbers listed in these bulletins are for reference only. The work procedures updated electronically in the Porsche PIWIS diagnostic and testing device take precedence and, in the event of a
discrepancy, the work procedures in the PIWIS Tester are the ones that must be followed.
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