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Note:If the battery is disconnected, discharged, or a new battery is
installed, the dimmer switch requires re-calibration. Rotate the dimmer
switch from the full dim position to the full dome/on position to reset.
This will ensure that your displays are visible under all lighting
conditions.
AIMING THE HEADLAMPS
The headlamps on your vehicle are properly aimed at the assembly plant.
If your vehicle has been in an accident, the alignment of your headlamps
should be checked by your authorized dealer.
Vertical aim adjustment
1. Park the vehicle directly in front of a wall or screen on a level surface,
approximately 25 feet (7.6 meters) away.
•(1) 8 feet (2.4 meters)
•(2) Center height of lamp to
ground
•(3) 25 feet (7.6 meters)
•(4) Horizontal reference line
2. Measure the height of the
headlamp bulb center from the
ground and mark an 8 foot
(2.4 meter) horizontal reference line
on the vertical wall or screen at this
height (a piece of masking tape works well).
3. Turn on the low beam headlamps to illuminate the wall or screen and
open the hood.
To see a clearer light pattern for adjusting, you may want to block the
light from one headlamp while adjusting the other.
4. On the wall or screen you will
observe an area of high intensity
light. The top of the high intensity
area should touch the horizontal
reference line, if not, the beam will
need to be adjusted using the next
step.
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5. Locate the vertical adjuster on
each headlamp. Using a Phillips #2
screwdriver, turn the adjuster either
clockwise (to adjust down) or
counterclockwise (to adjust up).
The horizontal edge of the brighter
light should touch the horizontal
reference line.
6. Close the hood and turn off the
lamps.
HORIZONTAL AIM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IS
NON-ADJUSTABLE.
TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
•Push down to activate the left
turn signal.
•Push up to activate the right turn
signal.
INTERIOR LAMPS
Dome lamps and map lamps
The map lamps are located on the
overhead console. Press the controls
to turn on the lamps.
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Replacing exterior bulbs
Check the operation of all the bulbs frequently.
Replacing headlamp bulbs
Highbeam bulb replacement
1. Make sure the headlamp switch is in the off position, then open the
hood.
2. Reach over the front bolster.
3. Disengage top of flexible washer
bottle filler neck from snap strap
attachment and position it to gain
access path to the high beam bulb
(Passenger side only).
4. Remove the protective cap/grill
from the headlamp housing by
grabbing it and pulling rearward.
5. Remove the bulb socket by
rotating it counterclockwise, then
pulling it straight out of the lamp
assembly.
6. Carefully pull bulb straight out of
socket and push in the new one.
WARNING:Handle a
halogen headlamp bulb
carefully and keep out of
children’s reach. Grasp the bulb
only by its plastic base and do not
touch the glass. The oil from your
hand could cause the bulb to
break the next time the
headlamps are operated.
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7. For ease of bulb socket installation into the lamp assembly, hold the
bulb socket at 15 degrees clockwise from a vertical position. Use the two
lead wires oriented up to represent the vertical reference position.
8. From the 15 degree position, rotate the bulb socket clockwise to a
locked position.
9. Tuck the two lead wires into the lamp housing to assure that they are
not pinched when installing the protective rubber cap.
10. Install the protective cap/grill to the housing circular ring by pushing
and pressing it forward.
11. Re-apply pressure around the complete circular ring on the housing
to make sure the protective cap is completely seated.
12. Reconnect washer bottle filler neck snap strap by reversing step 3
(Passenger side only).
13. Turn the headlamps on and make sure they work properly. If the
headlamp was correctly aligned before you changed the bulb, you should
not need to align it again.
Lowbeam bulb replacement
1. Make sure the headlamp switch is in the off position, then open the
hood.
2. Remove the vertical shield from
the bolster by disengaging the
S-shaped clip and rotating it up in a
clockwise direction (Driver side
only).
3. Remove the air tube from the air
filter assembly (Driver side only).
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4. Remove screw from oval splash
shield access panel from the
exterior wheel well area. Lift up and
rearward to release a hidden finger
attachment at the lower portion of
the panel (Passenger side only).
5. From the exterior wheel well
area, reach arm through splash
shield opening to access bulb socket
(Passenger side only).
6. Remove the protective cap/grill
from the headlamp housing by
grabbing it and pulling rearward.
7. Remove the bulb socket by
rotating it counterclockwise, then
pulling it straight out of the lamp
assembly.
8. Let go of the bulb socket and
leave it dangling near the lamp
housing (Passenger side only).
9. Reach over the front bolster in the engine area and, with a tool if
necessary, bring the bulb socket upwards into an unobstructed area to
replace the bulb (Passenger side only).
10. Disconnect the electrical
connector from the bulb socket and
discard the old bulb socket.
11. Connect the new bulb socket to
the electrical connector.
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WARNING:Handle a halogen headlamp bulb carefully and keep
out of children’s reach. Grasp the bulb only by its plastic base
and do not touch the glass. The oil from your hand could cause the
bulb to break the next time the headlamps are operated.
12. After the new bulb is installed, carefully let the bulb socket dangle
downward near the lamp housing (Passenger side only).
13. From the exterior wheel well area, reach arm through splash shield
opening to install bulb socket with new bulb (Passenger side only).
14. Install the new bulb socket into the lamp assembly by aligning the
indexing fingers, then rotate clockwise to locked position.
15. Install the protective cap/grill to the housing circular ring by pushing
and pressing it forward.
16. Re-apply pressure around the complete circular ring on the housing
to make sure the protective cap is completely seated.
17. Reinstall splash shield access panel with screw (Passenger side only).
18. Reinstall air tube to the air filter assembly (Driver side only).
19. Reinstall the vertical shield to the bolster (Driver side only).
20. Turn the headlamps on and make sure they work properly. If the
headlamp was correctly aligned before you changed the bulb, you should
not need to align it again.
Replacing front parking lamp/turn signal bulbs
1. Make sure headlamp switch is in the off position, then open the hood.
2. Reach over the front bolster.
3. Remove the vertical shield from
the bolster by disengaging the
S-shaped clip and rotating it up in a
clockwise direction (Driver side
only).
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4. Remove the air tube from the air
filter assembly (Driver side only).
5. Remove screw from oval splash
shield access panel from the
exterior wheel well area. Lift up and
rearward to release a hidden finger
attachment at the lower portion of
the panel (Passenger side only).
6. From the exterior wheel well
area, reach arm through splash
shield opening to access bulb socket
(Passenger side only).
7. Remove the bulb socket by
rotating it counterclockwise, then
pulling it out of the lamp assembly.
8. Let go of the bulb socket and let
the bulb socket dangle downward
near the lamp housing (Passenger
side only).
9. Reach over the front bolster in
the engine area and, with a tool if
necessary, bring the bulb socket
upwards into an unobstructed area to replace the bulb (Passenger side
only).
10. Carefully pull bulb straight out
of socket and push in the new one.
11. After the new bulb is installed,
carefully let the bulb socket dangle
downward near the lamp housing
(Passenger side only).
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12. From the exterior wheel well area, reach arm through splash shield
opening to install bulb socket with new bulb (Passenger side only).
13. Install new bulb socket into the lamp assembly by aligning the
indexing fingers, then rotate clockwise to locked position.
14. Reinstall the air tube to the air filter assembly (Driver side only).
15. Reinstall the vertical shield to the bolster (Driver side only).
16. Reinstall the splash shield access panel with screw (Passenger side
only).
Replacing front side marker bulbs
1. Make sure the headlamp control
is in the off position.
2. Pry the lamp away from the
vehicle at the rear of lamp at the
wheel opening. Rotate lamp from
the wheel opening away from the
vehicle. As the lamp separates from
the vehicle, slide the lamp towards
the wheel opening to disengage
lamp.
3. Rotate the lamp clockwise while
holding the electrical connector in
place with your other hand. After
rotating the lamp 90 degrees
clockwise, pull and disengage the
wire harness and bulb from the
lamp.
4. With the bulb exposed, carefully remove the bulb from the socket by
grasping the bulb and pulling it away from the wire harness.
Replace with a new bulb, and reverse the removal steps to complete the
process.
Replacing stop/tail/turn/and side marker bulbs
Your vehicle is equipped with a rear lamp that has a stop/tail/turn/and
side marker lamp module containing integral multiple light emitting
diodes (LED). If one or more LEDs burn out, the complete lamp module
has to be replaced. See your authorized dealer for the replacement LED
module.
Replacing rear turn signal bulbs
1. Make sure the headlamp switch is in the off position and open the
trunk.
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