1999 Mercury Mountaineer Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 225

Maintenance and care 1. Rotate bulb socket counterclockwise about 1⁄4 turn and remove from lamp assembly. 2. Carefully pull bulb straight out of socket and push in the new bulb. 3. Install bulb socket in lamp assembly by turning clockwise. 4. Align the parking lamp assembly and push to snap in place. 5. Install screw on lamp assembly. Replacing tail lamp/backup lamp bulbs The tail lamp/backup lamp bulbs are located in the same portion of the tail lamp assembly, one just below the other. Follow the same steps to replace either bulb: 1. Open the liftgate to expose the lamp assemblies. 2. Remove the two screws from the lamp assembly. 3. Carefully remove the lamp assembly by pulling it rearward. 4. Twist the bulb socket 1⁄4 turn counterclockwise and remove from lamp assembly. 5. Pull the bulb straight out of the socket and push in the new bulb. 6. To complete installation, follow the removal procedure in reverse order. Replacing foglamp bulbs 1. Remove the bulb socket from the foglamp by turning counterclockwise. 2. Disconnect the electrical connector from the foglamp bulb. 3. Connect the electrical connector to the new foglamp bulb. 4. Install the bulb socket in the foglamp turning clockwise. 225