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Backup Lamps

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CONDITION  POSSIBLE CAUSES  CORRECTION 
BACKUP LAMP DOES NOT ILLUMINATE 1. Ineffective or missing bulb. 1. Test and replace backup lamp bulb if required.
2. Ineffective ground circuit. 2. Test and repair open backup lamp ground circuit if required.
3. Ineffective feed circuit. 3. Test and repair open backup lamp feed circuit if required.
4. Ineffective switch. 4. Test and replace backup lamp switch (manual transmission) or transmission range sensor (automatic transmission) if 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.
BACKUP LAMP DOES NOT EXTINGUISH 1. Ineffective feed circuit. 1. Test and repair shorted backup lamp feed circuit if required.
2. Ineffective switch. 2. Test and replace backup lamp switch (manual transmission) or transmission range sensor (automatic transmission) if 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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