FIAT Freemont - Manual (Page 258)

3. Carefully insert a trim stick (plastic flat-blade tool)
between the taillamp housing and the liftgate. Use
the trim stick and hand pressure together to disen-
gage the taillamp housing from the liftgate.
(fig. 169)
4. Rotate the applicable bulb's electrical connector 1 ∕
4
turn counterclockwise and remove it from the
housing.
5. Remove the bulb from the connector socket and
install the replacement bulb.
6. Install the bulb and connector assembly into the
housing and rotate the connector 1 ∕
4
turn clockwise
to lock it in place.
7. Reinstall the taillamp housing and fasteners.
LICENSE PLATE LAMP
1. Push the small locking tab sticking out of the end of
the lens toward the side of the vehicle and hold it in
that position.
2. Insert a small flat-blade tool between the end of the
lens with the locking tab and the surrounding hous-
ing and then pivot the tool to separate the lens from
the housing.
3. Hold the lens with one hand and rotate the bulb's
electrical connector 1 ∕
4
turn counterclockwise with
the other hand and then separate the bulb and
connector assembly from the lens.
4. Remove the bulb from the connector socket and
install the replacement bulb.
5. Install the bulb and connector assembly into the
lens and rotate the connector 1 ∕
4
turn clockwise to
lock it in place.
6. Insert the end of the lens without the locking tab
into the housing on the liftgate and then push the
opposite end of the lens into the housing, making
sure it locks in the housing.
(fig. 169)
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