License Plate Lamp; Luggage Compartment Lamp; High Mounted Brake Lamp - Ford 2001 Mercury Cougar Owner's Manual

Maintenance and care

License plate lamp

Pry out the lamp with a flat blade
screwdriver. Turn the socket
counterclockwise and remove it.
Pull the bulb out and replace it.

Luggage compartment lamp

Pry out the light assembly from the
holder with a flat blade screwdriver.
Turn the spherical bulb under slight
pressure counterclockwise and
remove.

High mounted brake lamp

Remove the push pins and cover
from the liftgate. To remove the
push pins, gently pry them out with
a flat bladed screwdriver. Press the
tabs of the push pin insert inward
and pull them out.
Press the tabs on the brake lamp
assembly, and pull it out. Pull the
bulb out and replace it.