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Backup Lamps

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BACKUP LAMP DIAGNOSIS

CONDITION  POSSIBLE CAUSES  CORRECTION 
BACKUP LAMP DOES NOT ILLUMINATE 1. Ineffective or missing bulb. 1. Test and replace backup lamp bulb as required.
2. Ineffective ground circuit. 2. Test and repair backup lamp ground circuit as required.
3. Ineffective feed circuit. 3. Test and repair open backup lamp feed circuit as required.
4. Ineffective switch. 4. Test and replace backup lamp switch (manual transmission) or transmission range sensor (automatic transmission) as required.
5. Ineffective TIPM inputs or outputs. 5. Use a diagnostic scan tool to test the TIPM inputs and outputs. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information. Check TIPM for DTC's.
BACKUP LAMP DOES NOT EXTINGUISH. 1. Ineffective feed circuit. 1. Test and repair shorted backup lamp feed circuit as required.
2. Ineffective switch. 2. Test and replace backup lamp switch (manual transmission) or transmission range sensor (automatic transmission) as required.
3. Ineffective TIPM inputs or outputs. 3. Use a diagnostic scan tool to test the TIPM inputs and outputs. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.
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