Tail Lamps/Backup Lamps - Mercury Tracer 1997 Owner's Manual

Maintenance and care
5. Push the socket into the lamp,
then secure it by rotating it
clockwise.
6. Position the tail lamp on the
vehicle and gently hit the lens to
engage the clips. Replace the
screws.

Tail lamps/Backup lamps

(wagon)
To replace the tail lamp bulbs:
1. Open the liftgate to expose the
tail lamp assembly. Remove the
lens screws and pull the lens aside.
2. Remove the socket that contains
the burned out bulb by rotating it
counterclockwise, then pulling it
out of the lamp assembly.
3. Pull the burned out bulb from
the socket and secure a new bulb.
4. Push the socket into the lamp,
then secure it by rotating
clockwise.
5. Position the lamp on the vehicle
and replace the screws.
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