Dodge Ram Truck 1500-2500-3500. Manual — part 454

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

2. Open the glove box door.

3. Reach through the window in the instrument panel

(2) glove box opening behind the switch to access
and depress the retaining latch on either side of
the glove box lamp and switch unit (3).

4. While holding the retaining latch depressed, push

the glove box lamp and switch unit out through the
mounting hole in the face of the instrument panel.

5. Disconnect the wire harness connector (1) from the

glove box lamp and switch.

6. Remove the lamp and switch unit from the instru-

ment panel.

INSTALLATION

BULB

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental
restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact
sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
(ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diag-
nosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the
proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

CAUTION: Always use the correct bulb size and type for replacement. An incorrect bulb size or type may
overheat and cause damage to the lamp, the socket and/or the lamp wiring.

1. Reach through the window (3) in the instrument

panel glove box opening (1) to align the base of
the bulb with the bulb holder on the side of the
glove box lamp and switch unit (2).

2. Push the bulb straight into the bulb holder until the

base is firmly seated.

3. Close the glove box door.

4. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

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LAMP/SWITCH

WARNING: To avoid personal injury or death, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental
restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact
sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
(ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diag-
nosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the
proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

1. Position the glove box lamp and switch unit (3) to

the instrument panel (2) glove box opening.

2. Reconnect the wire harness connector (1) to the

lamp and switch unit.

3. Feed the wire harness back through the switch

mounting hole.

4. Align the lamp and switch unit with the mounting

hole in the instrument panel.

5. Using hand pressure, push the lamp and switch

unit firmly and evenly into the mounting hole until it
is fully seated.

6. Close the glove box door.

7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

VANITY LAMP

REMOVAL - BULB

NOTE: Vehicles equipped with optional vanity lamps have a mirror with a lamp that is integral to each sun
visor. Each lamp is independently controlled by an integral switch that is automatically actuated by the mir-
ror cover. The bulb types and service procedures are identical for both of these lamps.

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1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

2. Insert a small flat-bladed screwdriver on either side

near the top or the bottom between the vanity lamp
lens (2) and the lamp housing of the sun visor (1).

3. Carefully pry the lens outward until it unsnaps from

the lamp housing.

4. Using small needle-nose pliers, carefully grasp the

bulb (2) and pull the base out of the lamp socket.

INSTALLATION - BULB

CAUTION: Always use the correct bulb size and type for replacement. An incorrect bulb size or type may
overheat and cause damage to the lamp, the socket and/or the lamp wiring.

NOTE: Vehicles equipped with optional vanity lamps have a mirror with a lamp that is integral to each sun
visor. Each lamp is independently controlled by an integral switch that is automatically actuated by the mir-
ror cover. The bulb types and service procedures are identical for both of these lamps.

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1. Using small needle-nose pliers, carefully grasp the

vanity lamp bulb (2) and align the base of the bulb
with the socket in the lamp housing of the sun visor
(1).

2. Push the bulb straight into the socket until the base

is fully seated.

3. Insert one tab on the top or the bottom of the lens

(2) into the appropriate slot at the top or bottom of
the lamp housing.

4. Flex the lens far enough to engage the loose tab

into its slot in the lamp housing.

5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

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