Description; Standard Procedure; Safety Precautions; Specifications - Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual

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LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR (Continued)

STANDARD PROCEDURE

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: EYE PROTECTION SHOULD BE USED
WHEN SERVICING GLASS COMPONENTS. PER-
SONAL INJURY CAN RESULT.
CAUTION: Do not touch the glass of halogen bulbs
with fingers or other possibly oily surface, reduced
bulb life will result.Do not use bulbs with higher
candle power than indicated in the Bulb Application
table . Damage to lamp and/or Daytime Running
Lamp Module can result.Do not use fuses, circuit
breakers or relays having greater amperage value
than indicated on the fuse panel or in the Owners
Manual.
When it is necessary to remove components to ser-
vice another, it should not be necessary to apply
excessive force or bend a component to remove it.
Before damaging a trim component, verify hidden
fasteners or captured edges are not holding the com-
ponent in place.

SPECIFICATIONS

EXTERIOR LAMPS

CAUTION: Do not use bulbs that have a higher can-
dle power than the bulb listed in the Bulb Applica-
tion Table. Damage to lamp can result. Do not touch
halogen bulbs with fingers or other oily surfaces.
Bulb life will be reduced.
The following Bulb Application Table lists the lamp
title on the left side of the column and trade number
or part number on the right.
BULB APPLICATION TABLE
LAMP
Back-up
Center High Mounted
Stop lamp
Fog lamp
Front Park/Turn Signal
Head lamp
License Plate
Tail, Brake, Turn Signal
Side Marker, Tail Gate,
Cab Clearance

SPECIAL TOOLS - HEADLAMP ALIGNMENT

BACKUP LAMP
REMOVAL
TRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING
LAMP UNIT - REMOVAL).
unit.

INSTALLATION

unit.
TRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING
LAMP UNIT - INSTALLATION).

BACKUP LAMP SWITCH

DESCRIPTION

have a normally open, spring-loaded plunger type
back-up lamp switch (Fig. 1). The backup lamp
switch is located in a threaded hole on the side of the
manual transmission housing. The backup lamp
switch has a threaded body and a hex formation near
the plunger end of the switch, and an integral con-
BULB
nector at the opposite end of the switch. When
3157
installed, only the connector and the hex formation
912
are visible on the outside of the transmission hous-
ing. Vehicles with an optional electronic automatic
transmission have a Transmission Range Sensor
9006LL
(TRS) that is used to perform several functions,
4157NAK
including that of the backup lamp switch. The TRS is
9007
described in further detail elsewhere in this service
7F69 information. The backup lamp switch cannot be
adjusted or repaired and, if faulty or damaged, the
3157
entire switch unit must be replaced.
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LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR
Headlamp Aiming Kit C-4466–A
(1) Remove and isolate the negitive battery cable.
(2) Remove the taillamp unit (Refer to 8 - ELEC-
(3) Remove the bulb back plate from the tail lamp
(4) Separate the bulb from the socket.
(1) Install the bulb into the socket.
(2) Install the bulb back plate to the tail lamp
(3) Install the tail lamp unit (Refer to 8 - ELEC-
(4) Reconnect the negative battery cable.
Vehicles equipped with a manual transmission
8L - 7
- EXTERIOR/TAIL
- EXTERIOR/TAIL