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Rear Combination Lamps

The rear combination lamps are located on the vehicle body at each side of the rear compartment lid. Each rear combination lamp consists of the following single filament bulbs:
1. The side marker bulb
2. The backup bulb
3. The turn signal bulb

Each of the rear combination lamp also contains a double filament tail lamp bulb.

The rear combination assembly lens is multi colored. A red lens covers the tail lamp and the side marker lamp, a amber lens over the turn signal lamp and a clear lens over the backup lamp. The tail lamp filament lights under the following conditions:
^ The stoplamp switch is closed (By pressing the brake pedal).
^ The parking lamps are activated.
^ The headlamps are activated.

The turn signal lamp bulbs are lit during turn signal operation. The backup lamps are designed to operate with the ignition in the ON position. Placing the transaxle in the R position closes the backup lamp circuit and turns the backup lamps on. On vehicles equipped with a manual tranaxle, the circuit closes through the backup lamp switch. On vehicles equipped with a automatic transaxle, the circuit closes through the Park Neutral Position (PNP) switch.