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General Description

On Chevrolet vehicles, the back-up lamps are located on the upper, innermost side of the taillamp. On Pontiac vehicles, the back-up lamps are located on the innermost side of the taillamp, next to the taillamp filler. The back-up lamps will come on when the transmission is placed into the REVERSE position. On vehicles with automatic transmissions, the back-up lamps are activated by the park/neutral position switch. On vehicles with a manual transmission, the back-up lamps are activated by the back-up lamp switch.