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2012 Dodge Caliber Owners Manual - BULB REPLACEMENT



BULB REPLACEMENT

Front Headlamps, Parking, and Turn Signal Lamps NOTE: The headlamp bulb can be accessed from under the hood without the removal of the inner fender well. It will be necessary to remove the inner fender well to service the park/turn signal bulb that is located toward the outboard side of the head lamp unit. 1. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. 2. Working in the appropriate wheel well, loosen the front of the splash shield, but do not fully remove it. 3. Looking up through the front wheel well, locate the bulb which needs replacing. The headlamp bulb is the inboard bulb and the park/turn signal bulb is the out- board bulb. 4. Disconnect the bulb electrical connector.

5. Grasp the bulb, twist 1/4 turn counterclockwise and pull straight out of front lamp unit.

Fog Lamps

CAUTION! Do not contaminate the bulb glass by touching it with your fingers or by allowing it to contact other oily surfaces. Shortened bulb life will result.

1. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable. 2. Remove the front wheel and tire on the same side of the vehicle as the fog lamp being serviced. Refer to “Jacking and Tire Changing” in “What To Do In Emer- gencies” for further information. 3. Remove the three screws that secure the outboard side of the front wheel house splash shield to the front fascia.

4. Remove the push pin fastener that secures the inboard side of the splash shield to the front end sheet metal. 5. Remove the two push pin fasteners that secure the forward edge of the splash shield to the front fascia closure panel. 6. Fold the front of the splash shield rearward far enough to access the back of the front fascia. 7. From behind the front fascia disconnect the engine compartment wire harness connector from the front fog lamp bulb connector receptacle. 8. Firmly grasp the bulb by the two latch features and squeeze them together to unlock the bulb from the back of the front fog lamp housing. 9. Pull the bulb straight out from the keyed opening in the housing.

Rear Tail, Turn Signal, and Backup Lamps

1. Remove the two push-pins from the tail lamp housing.

2. Grasp the tail lamp and pull firmly to disengage the lamp from the aperture panel.

NOTE: It is not necessary to completely remove the tail lamp unit. Once loosened from the quarter panel, there should be enough room to service any of the bulbs.

3. Disconnect the electrical connector from the bulb.

4. Twist and remove socket from the lamp.

5. Remove the bulb from the socket and replace.

License Lamps

1. Using a trim stick or equivalent, gently pry on the side of the license plate lamp to release it from the liftgate.

2. Rotate the socket 1/4 turn counterclockwise and re- move from the lamp.

3. Pull the bulb from the socket.

Center High-Mounted Stoplamp

The lamp is an LED assembly. See your authorized dealer for replacement.


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