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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD CAUSE
BATTERY
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for. you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
4
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e3
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
HIGH BEAM
OR =, =o
FOG LAMPS # 0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD ' ' ' 0- 0-
WIPER &
WASHER
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WINDSHIELD=
WASHER I
wlNDsHIELDw DEFROSTER
WINDOW
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REAR
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
HEADLAMP
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WIPER -
WASHER zQ
Thes, ,ymbols
are used on
warning and indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
ENGINE
TEMP
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CHARGING I-1
BATTERY SYSTEM
FUEL
ENGINE OIL wb
PRESSURE
TEMP
OIL &
ANTILOCK BRAKE (i)
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
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VOLUME a
CONDITIONING AIR a
HATCHBACK e
TRUNK
RELEASE
SPEAKER
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Lights
Interior Lights/Instrument Panel Intensity Control
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Headlights
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You can brighten or dim the
instrument panel lights by
rotating the control up or
down. To turn on the
interior courtesy lights,
rotate the control all the
way up to
“HI:’
Press the switch marked “P” to
turn on:
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
License Plate Lights
Instrument Panel Lights
-‘(J- Press the , switch to turn on the headlights,
together with:
Parking Lights
Side Marker Lights
Taillights
License Plate Lights
Instrument Panel Lights
Press
“OFF” to turn off the lights.
Operation of Lights
Although your vehicle’s lighting system (headlamps,
parking lamps, fog lamps, side marker lamps’and tail
lamps) meets
all applicable federal lighting requirements,
certain States and Provinces may apply their own lighting
regulations that may require special attention before you
operate these lamps. For example, some jurisdictions
may require that you operate your lower beam lamps
with fog lamps at
all times, or that headlamps be turned
on whenever you must use your windshield wipers.
In
addition, most jurisdictions prohibit driving solely with
parking lamps, especially at dawn or dusk.
It is
recommended that you check with your own State Or
Provincial highway authority for applicable lighting
regulations.
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Halogen Bulbs
Halogen bulbs have pressur5ued gasinstde
and can burst If you drop or scratch the bulb.
lbu or othem could be injured. Take spgclal
care when handllng and disposing of halogen
bulbs. t I
Headlamp Bulb Replacement
;or the type of bulb, see the Index under “Replacement
3ulbs
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1. Turn the bulb assembly counterclockwise Y6 turn,
pressing in firmly, until the flanges align with the
slots in the retainer ring.
2. Pull out the bulb assembly. You may have to rock it
up and down slightly to loosen it.
3. Disconnect the bulb base from the wiring harness by
lifting the plastic locking tab.
To replace the bulb
assembly:
1. Snap a new bulb into the
wiring harness
(A).
Make sure the locking
I tab (B) is over the lock
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I 2. Install the bulb assembly
by putting the small tab
(D) in the small notch in
the retainer ring
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3. Turn the bulb assembly y6 turn clockwise to lock it in
place.
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To replace the side marker bulb:
1. Remove the socket by turning it counterclockwise and
pulling it straight out.
socket.
2. Remove the bulb by pulling it straight out of the
3. Insert the new bulb by pressing it straight into the
socket.
4. Insert the socket by pressing it straight into the bulb
hole and turning it clockwise.
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To reinstall the lamp:
1. Guide the latch spring
through the opening
the metal inner panel.
a 2. Engage the twoblades
on the lamp into the slots
on the headlamp while
engaging the
two pins at
the rear
of the lamp
opening into the sockets
on the rear
of the lamp.
The lamp is now in
place.
3. Insert a screwdriver into the loop on the latch spring.
Pull the spring to the rear and slightly center
of the
vehicle until the detent engages into the notch.
Taillight Bulb Replacement (COUP sedan)
For the type of bulb, see the Index under “Replacement
Bulbs
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Replacing bulbs in the taillight housing is very difficult,
and we recommend that you
see your dealer when you
need a bulb replaced.
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