2012 FIAT FREEMONT clock

BULB REPLACEMENT
LOW BEAM/HIGH BEAM/FRONT TURN
SIGNAL AND FRONT POSITION LAMP
1. Open the hood.
NOTE:It may be necessary to remove the air cleaner
filter housing and position the Totally Integrated Power
Module (TIPM) aside to replace certain lamps in the left
headlamp housing.
2. Rotate the applicable bulb and connector assembly
1∕4turn counterclockwise and remove the assembly
from the headlamp housing. (fig. 165) 3. Disconnect the bulb from the harness connector
and then connect the replacement bulb.
Do not touch the new bulb with your
fingers. Oil contamination will severely
shorten bulb life. If the bulb comes in
contact with any oily surface, clean the bulb with
rubbing alcohol.
4. Install the bulb and connector assembly into the headlamp housing and rotate it
1∕4turn clockwise to
lock it in place.
FRONT FOG LAMP
NOTE: Turn the steering wheel to the right if replac-
ing the left front fog lamp or to the left if replacing the
right front fog lamp to allow for easier access to the
front of the wheel well.
1. Remove the fasteners retaining the front lower wheel well access panel and remove the access panel.
2. Remove the electrical connector from the fog lamp housing. (fig. 166)
3. Firmly grasp the bulb by the two side latches and squeeze them together to unlock the bulb from the
back of the front fog lamp housing.
4. Pull the bulb straight out from the keyed opening in the housing.
(fig. 165)
1 — Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb
2 — Low Beam Headlamp Bulb
3 — Front Position Bulb
4 — High Beam Headlamp Bulb
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2. Remove the two fasteners from the inboard side ofthe taillamp housing. (fig. 170)
3. Carefully insert a trim stick (plastic flat-blade tool) between the body panel and the outboard side of
the taillamp housing with one hand and grasp the
flange on the inboard side of the taillamp housing
with the other hand. Use the trim stick and hand
pressure together to disengage the taillamp housing
from the vehicle.
4. Rotate the applicable bulb's electrical connector
1∕4
turn counterclockwise and remove it from the tail-
lamp housing.
5. Remove the bulb from the connector socket and install the replacement bulb.
6. Install the bulb and connector assembly into the taillamp housing and rotate the connector
1∕4turn
clockwise to lock it in place. 7. Reinstall the taillamp housing and fasteners.
Changing the Backup Lamp
1. Open the liftgate.
2. Remove the two fasteners retaining the taillamp
housing to the liftgate from the inboard face of the
liftgate. (fig. 171)
3. Carefully insert a trim stick (plastic flat-blade tool) between the taillamp housing and the liftgate. Use
the trim stick and hand pressure together to disen-
gage the taillamp housing from the liftgate.
(fig. 172)
4. Rotate the applicable bulb's electrical connector
1∕4
turn counterclockwise and remove it from thehousing.
5. Remove the bulb from the connector socket and install the replacement bulb.
(fig. 170)
(fig. 171)
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6. Install the bulb and connector assembly into thehousing and rotate the connector
1∕4turn clockwise
to lock it in place.
7. Reinstall the taillamp housing and fasteners.
LICENSE PLATE LAMP
1. Push the small locking tab sticking out of the end of the lens toward the side of the vehicle and hold it in
that position.
2. Insert a small flat-blade tool between the end of the lens with the locking tab and the surrounding hous-
ing and then pivot the tool to separate the lens from
the housing.
3. Hold the lens with one hand and rotate the bulb's electrical connector
1∕4turn counterclockwise with
the other hand and then separate the bulb and
connector assembly from the lens. 4. Remove the bulb from the connector socket and
install the replacement bulb.
5. Install the bulb and connector assembly into the lens and rotate the connector
1∕4turn clockwise to
lock it in place.
6. Insert the end of the lens without the locking tab into the housing on the liftgate and then push the
opposite end of the lens into the housing, making
sure it locks in the housing.
(fig. 172)
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