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4. Remove the fasteners from the headlamp assembly. 5. Push the headlamp housing lever up to disengage
the headlamp housing from the headlamp housing
pocket.
6. Turn the bulb socket being replaced
counterclockwise one-quarter of a turn while
pressing the socket in firmly.
7. Pull the socket rearward until the bulb clears
the headlamp housing, and lift it up to access
the bulb.
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8. Disconnect the wire connector from the bulb by
lifting the lock tab and pulling it away from the
plastic base.
9. Remove the bulb assembly and replace it with
the appropriate bulb.
10. Reverse the steps to reinstall the headlamp
assembly.
Fog Lamps
1. Locate the fog lamp by reaching up from
underneath the front body panel.
2. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise one-quarter
of a turn while pressing the socket in firmly.
3. Pull the socket rearward until the bulb clears the
fog lamp housing.
4. Disconnect the wire connector from the bulb by
lifting the lock tab and pulling it away from the
plastic base.
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5. Remove the bulb assembly and replace it with
the appropriate bulb.
6. Reverse the steps to reinstall the fog lamp
assembly.
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(CHMSL)
1. Remove the center high-mounted stoplamp cover
by pulling down on the cover edges.
2. Turn the bulb socket being replaced
counterclockwise one-quarter of a turn and remove
the bulb.
3. Replace it with the appropriate bulb.
4. Replace the cover.
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps
1. Open the hood. SeeHood Release on page 5-11
for more information.
2. Pull back the interior trim.
3. Remove the fasteners from the backside of the
taillamp assembly.
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4. Remove the taillamp assembly.
5. Turn the bulb socket being replaced
counterclockwise one-quarter of a turn while
pressing the socket in firmly.
6. Pull the socket rearward until the bulb clears the
taillamp assembly.
7. Replace it with the appropriate bulb.
8. Reverse the steps to reinstall the taillamp assembly.
Replacement Bulbs
Exterior Lamp Bulb Number
Back-up Lamps P21W21019520
CHMSL PC16825085970
Fog Lamps 880L12450143
Front Park/Turn Lamps 34571999381
Front Sidemarker Lamps W5W12092811
Headlamps —
High-Beam 9005 HB39441732
Low-Beam 9006 HB49441733
Rear Turn Lamps P21W21019521
Stop/Taillamps P21/5W21019520
For replacement bulbs not listed here, contact your
retailer.
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The tools you’ll be using include the jack (A) and wheel
wrench (B).
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire
You must take off the wheel cover or hubcap to reach
the wheel bolts.
For steel wheels with full plastic covers and aluminum
wheels with large circular center caps, do the following:
1. Loosen all five hex-shaped plastic caps by
turning the wrench counterclockwise. Do not try
to remove plastic caps from the cover or center cap.
2. Pull the cover or center cap away from the wheel
and place it in the trunk.
When reinstalling full plastic covers or center caps,
tighten all five plastic caps hand snug with the aid of the
wheel wrench and tighten them with the wheel wrench
an additional one-quarter of a turn.
Once the wheel cover is removed, use the following
steps to remove the flat tire and install the spare tire.
1. Use the wheel wrench to loosen all the wheel nuts.
Don’t remove them yet.
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2. Attach the wheel wrench to the jack bolt head and
rotate the wheel wrench clockwise. That will raise
the lift head a little.3. Locate the jack notches (A and B) in the vehicle’s
frame.
4. Position the jack in the notch near the tire being
changed, but make sure all of the jack lift head
is touching the jacking flange under the body.
Do not place the jack under a body panel.
5. Put the compact spare tire near you.
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{CAUTION:
Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is
dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack you
could be badly injured or killed. Never get under
a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.
{CAUTION:
Raising your vehicle with the jack improperly
positioned can damage the vehicle and even
make the vehicle fall. To help avoid personal
injury and vehicle damage, be sure to t the
jack lift head into the proper location before
raising the vehicle.6. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the
ground so there is enough room for the compact
spare tire to fit underneath the wheel well.
7. Remove all of the wheel nuts.
8. Take off the tire and wheel.
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9. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and spare wheel.
10. Place the compact spare tire on the wheel-mounting
surface.
11. Reinstall the wheel nuts. Tighten each nut by hand
until the wheel is held against the hub.12. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack handle
counterclockwise.
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