2007 Compass Patriot MK Factory Service Manual 8 - ELECTRICAL

REMOVAL

BULB - WITH FLASHLIGHT FEATURE

NOTE: There are two types of cargo lamps available in this vehicle; one with and one without a removable flashlight feature.




1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the flashlight from the cargo lamp housing (2).
3. Pull downward on the straight edge of the lens (1) to unsnap it from the lamp housing, then disengage the curved edge of the lens from the housing.
4. Carefully unsnap the bulb (3) from the two bulb holders within the cargo lamp housing.

BULB - WITHOUT FLASHLIGHT FEATURE

NOTE: There are two types of cargo lamps available in this vehicle; one with and one without a removable flashlight feature.




1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Insert the tip of a small flat-bladed screwdriver into the notch on one side of the cargo lamp between the lens (4) and the lamp housing (1).
3. Gently pry the notched edge of the lens downward until it unsnaps from the housing.
4. Swing the notched end of the lens downward far enough to access the bulb (3).
5. Carefully unsnap the bulb from the two bulb holders within the cargo lamp housing.

LAMP - WITH FLASHLIGHT FEATURE

NOTE: There are two types of cargo lamps available in this vehicle; one with and one without a removable flashlight feature.




1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the flashlight from the cargo lamp housing (1).
3. Remove the trim from the inside of both upper D-pillars.
(Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/UPPER D-PILLAR TRIM - REMOVAL).
4. Remove the push pin fastener (4) adjacent to each side of the cargo lamp that secures the headliner (5) to the upper D-pillar reinforcement (2).
5. Carefully pull down the rear edge of the headliner from the upper liftgate opening header (3) far enough to insert a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool between the back of the lamp housing and the header.


6. Gently pry the lamp housing (1) downward far enough to disengage the snap clip retainer (3) from the upper liftgate opening header.
7. Reach between the headliner and the header to access and depress the two spring tabs (2) far enough to disengage the forward edge of the lamp housing from the mounting hole in the headliner.
8. Slide the lamp housing forward far enough to disengage the two fixed retainers (5) from the rear edge of the headliner mounting hole.
9. Pull the lamp downward from the headliner far enough to access and disconnect the headliner wire harness connector from the connector receptacle (4) on the back of the lamp housing.
10. Remove the cargo lamp from the vehicle.

LAMP - WITHOUT FLASHLIGHT FEATURE

NOTE: There are two types of cargo lamps available in this vehicle; one with and one without a removable flashlight feature.




1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Insert the tip of a small flat bladed screwdriver into the notch (5) between the lens (2) and the housing (1) on one side of the cargo lamp unit.
3. Gently pry the end of the lens downward until it unsnaps from the housing.
4. Swing the lens downward until it is perpendicular to the housing.
5. Pull the lens hinge/retainer end (3) of the housing downward slightly from the headliner, then slide the exposed end of the housing away from the mounting hole far enough to disengage the fixed retainer (4) on the notched end from the headliner.
6. Pull the lamp away from the headliner mounting hole far enough to access and disconnect the wire harness connector from the connector receptacle on the back of the lamp housing.
7. Remove the lamp from the vehicle.