Parking Lamp: Description and Operation

PARK, TAIL, LICENSE, AND MARKER LAMPS

The tail, stop, and turn signal functions are performed by the quarter mounted tail lamps. The quarter mounted tail lamps consist of red lenses and light emitting diodes (LED) instead of incandescent bulbs. The tail lamp assemblies wrap around the corners of the vehicle and serve as the rear side marker. The lower portion of each lamp contains reflectors to alert approaching vehicles for night time driving safety. The park, tail, license, and marker lamps are turned ON when the headlamp switch is placed in the park lamp or headlamp position or anytime the headlights are requested. The park lamps are also turned ON with the front fog lamps. When the ignition switch is in the ON position, the instrument panel module (IPM) provides ground to the controlled voltage circuit of the park lamp relay coil. The underhood fuse block supplies battery positive voltage to the switch contacts of the park lamp relay. When the headlamp switch is placed in the park lamp or headlamp positions, the park lamp switch ON signal circuit is provided ground at G200. In response to this signal, the IPM provides ground to the control circuit of the park lamp relay coil, which energizes the relay coil. When the park lamp relay coil is energized, the relay switch contacts close causing current to flow from the park lamp relay to the LIC/Dimming fuse, LT PARK fuse, and to the RT PARK fuse. From these fuses, current flows to the park lamps, license lamps, side marker lamps, and tail lamps. The front park lamps and side marker lamps are grounded at G104. The tail lamps and rear sidemarker lamps are grounded at G401 and G402. The LIC/dimming fuse supplies battery positive voltage to the license lamps and IPM instrument panel lamp fuse supply voltage circuit for interior lamps dimming. The license lamps are grounded at G402. The inadvertent power control feature prevents the park lamps from remaining on more than 10 minutes if left ON. If the park lamps are turned ON after the ignition switch has been turned OFF, or is in the ACCY position, they will remain ON until turned OFF or the battery runs dead.