Replacing Tail Lamp/Backup Lamp Bulbs; Replacing Foglamp Bulbs - Mercury 1999 Mountaineer Owner's Manual

Maintenance and care
1. Rotate bulb socket
counterclockwise about 1 ⁄ turn and
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remove from lamp assembly.
2. Carefully pull bulb straight out of
socket and push in the new bulb.
3. Install bulb socket in lamp
assembly by turning clockwise.
4. Align the parking lamp assembly
and push to snap in place.
5. Install screw on lamp assembly.

Replacing tail lamp/backup lamp bulbs

The tail lamp/backup lamp bulbs are
located in the same portion of the
tail lamp assembly, one just below
the other. Follow the same steps to
replace either bulb:
1. Open the liftgate to expose the
lamp assemblies.
2. Remove the two screws from the
lamp assembly.
3. Carefully remove the lamp
assembly by pulling it rearward.
4. Twist the bulb socket 1 ⁄ turn counterclockwise and remove from lamp
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assembly.
5. Pull the bulb straight out of the socket and push in the new bulb.
6. To complete installation, follow the removal procedure in reverse
order.

Replacing foglamp bulbs

1. Remove the bulb socket from the
foglamp by turning
counterclockwise.
2. Disconnect the electrical
connector from the foglamp bulb.
3. Connect the electrical connector to the new foglamp bulb.
4. Install the bulb socket in the foglamp turning clockwise.
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