Tail Lamp Bulb Replacement - Kia Optima 2017 Owner's Manual

Maintenance
9. Install the socket in the assembly
by aligning the tabs on the socket
with the slots in the assembly.
Push the socket into the assembly
and turn the socket clockwise.
10. Install the rear combination lamp
(inside) assembly to the body of
the vehicle.
11. Install the trunk lid cover.

Tail lamp bulb replacement

(Sedan)
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1. Open the trunk lid.
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2. Loosen the retaining screw of the
trunk lid cover and then remove the
cover.
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3. Remove the nuts from the vehicle.
4. Disconnect the rear combination
lamp (inside) connector.
5. Remove the rear combination lamp
(inside) assembly from the body of
the vehicle.
6. Remove the socket from the as‐
sembly by turning the socket coun‐
terclockwise until the tabs on the
socket align with the slots on the
assembly.
7. Remove the bulb from bulb-socket
by pulling it out.
8. Insert a new bulb by inserting it in‐
to the bulb-socket.