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Front Lamp Units (3) - A standard equipment front lamp unit is mounted to the front of each front fender
panel on either side of the grille opening.
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License Plate Lamps (9) - A standard equipment rear license plate lamp unit is mounted to each outboard
vertical surface of the license plate tub formation in the center of the rear bumper on pickup models. On cab
and chassis models the license plate lamp function is integral to the rear lamp unit.
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Rear Fender Marker Lamps (4) - Vehicles equipped with dual rear wheels have four individual rear fender
marker lamp units mounted to the rear fenders. An amber lamp is located forward of each rear wheel opening
and a red lamp is located rearward of each rear wheel opening.
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Rear Lamp Units (8) - On pick-up models a standard equipment rear lamp unit is mounted to the rear of each
quarter panel on either side of the tailgate opening. On cab and chassis models a rear lamp unit is mounted
on the outboard side of each frame rail near the rear of the vehicle.
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Tailgate Marker Lamp (7) - Vehicles equipped with dual rear wheels have a single red tailgate marker lamp
unit mounted to the center of the outer tailgate panel below the tailgate latch release handle.
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Underhood Lamp (2) - Vehicles equipped with this option have a single underhood lamp unit with an integral
automatic mechanical (non-mercury) switch. The lamp and switch unit is mounted to the underside of the inner
hood reinforcement above the right side of the engine compartment.
These exterior lighting lamp units and their controls are combined to provide the following exterior lighting features:
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Backup Lamps - The backup (or reverse) lamps include a bulb, reflector and lens that are integral to each
rear lamp unit.
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Brake Lamps - The brake (or stop) lamps include a bulb, reflector and lens that are integral to each rear lamp
unit, and the CHMSL bulb and lens.
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Daytime Running Lamps - Vehicles manufactured for sale in Canada illuminate the high beam filament of the
headlamp bulb in each front lamp unit to serve as the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL).
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Exterior Lamp Fail-Safe Operation - The EMIC provides a fail-safe feature which will automatically turn on all
exterior lamps when the ignition switch is in the On position and there is no detected input from the headlamp
switch.
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Exterior Lamp Load Shedding - The EMIC provides a battery saver feature which will automatically turn off
all exterior lamps that remain on with the ignition switch in the Off position after a timed interval of about five
minutes.
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Front Fog Lamps - The optional front fog lamps include the bulb, reflector and lens of each adjustable front
fog lamp unit.
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Hazard Warning Lamps - The hazard warning lamps include the right and left turn signal bulbs, reflectors and
lenses of each front and rear lamp unit.
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Headlamp Delay - On vehicles equipped with this optional feature, the low or high beam headlamps remain
illuminated for a dealer-programmable delay period of 30, 60 or 90 seconds when the headlamp switch is
turned to the Off position after the ignition switch has been turned to the Off position.
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Headlamps - The headlamps include a single, dual filament halogen bulb, an adjustable reflector and a clear
lens integral to each front lamp unit.
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Optical Horn - Also known as flash-to-pass, the beam selection function of the multi-function switch control
stalk has a momentary intermediate position that allows the headlamp high beams to be flashed momentarily,
without changing the headlamp beam selection.
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Park Lamps - The park lamps include the park and side marker bulbs, reflectors and lenses integral to each
front and rear lamp unit as well as the bulbs, reflectors and lenses of the rear license plate lamps. The cab
clearance lamps, the dual rear wheel rear fender marker lamps and tailgate marker lamp are also included In
the park lamps circuit of vehicles equipped with these optional exterior lamps.
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Turn Signal Lamps - The turn signal lamps include the turn signal bulbs, reflectors and lenses that are inte-
gral to the right and left front and rear lamp units.
Other components of the exterior lighting system for this model include:
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Backup Lamp Switch - A plunger-type backup lamp switch is installed through the transmission housing of
vehicles equipped with a manual transmission and is actuated by the shifter mechanism within the transmis-
sion when Reverse gear is selected. Depending upon the transmission model, either a stand-alone Transmis-
sion Range Sensor (TRS), or a TRS that is integral to the solenoid pack on the valve body performs the
backup lamp switch function on vehicles with an automatic transmission.
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Brake Lamp Switch - A plunger-type brake lamp switch is located on the steering column support bracket
under the instrument panel and is actuated by the brake pedal arm.
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