Dome Lamp - Removal

LAMP - SECOND OR THIRD ROW






NOTE: The second and third row seating incandescent dome and the aimable Light Emitting Diode (LED) map/reading lamps are integral to the dome lamp housing (2) in the headliner (1) above the second and third row seating. The dome lamp is turned ON and OFF by the door ajar switches or by the interior lighting thumbwheel of the headlamp switch. The LED map/reading lamps are turned ON or OFF independently by the two map/reading lamp push button switches integral to the dome lamp housing. The incandescent dome lamp bulb is serviceable; however, the LED map/reading lamps as well as the switches, the lamp housing, the lens and the wiring are serviced only as a unit with the dome lamp assembly.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Carefully insert a trim stick or another suitable wide flat bladed tool between the headliner (1) and the forward edge of the dome lamp unit. The forward edge of the lamp has the push buttons for operating the integral reading lamps.
3. Gently and evenly pry the lamp downward until it unsnaps from the headliner.
4. Pull the front edge of the lamp forward from the mounting hole far enough to disengage the fixed retainers on the rear of the lamp housing from the mounting hole in the headliner.
5. Pull the lamp away from the headliner mounting hole far enough to access and disconnect the wire harness connector from the back of the lamp.
6. Remove the lamp from the vehicle.