Cargo Lamp Indicator: Description

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A cargo lamp indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. The cargo lamp indicator is located in the Information Center area of the instrument cluster, to the left of center. The cargo lamp indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of the words "CARGO LAMP" in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. The dark outer layer of the overlay prevents the indicator from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. An amber Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the cutout in the opaque layer of the overlay causes the "CARGO LAMP" text to appear in amber through the translucent outer layer of the overlay when it is illuminated from behind by the LED, which is soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board. The cargo lamp indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.