RAM 3500 Truck 2WD L6-5.9L DSL Turbo (2008)
Instrument Panel Bulb: Service and Repair
Installation
Bulb - EVIC Control
BULB - EVIC CONTROL
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before
attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service.
Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing
further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental
airbag deployment.
CAUTION: Always use the correct bulb size and type for replacement. An incorrect bulb size or type may overheat and cause damage to the
lamp, the socket or the lamp wiring.
NOTE: There are provisions for up to four bulb/bulb holder units on the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) circuit board. The two
outboard bulbs illuminate the EVIC push buttons, while the two center bulbs illuminate the optional universal transmitter push buttons.
Therefore, the center bulb locations are only populated on vehicles equipped with the optional universal transmitter.
1. Align the bulb holder and bulb (3) with the keyed opening in the circuit board of the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) (2).
2. Insert the bulb holder and bulb straight into the circuit board until the bulb holder is firmly seated.
3. Using a small thin-bladed screwdriver, rotate the bulb holder clockwise about 30 degrees on the circuit board to lock it into place.
4. Reinstall the overhead console (1) onto the headliner. See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Console/Service and Repair/Overhead
Console/Installation .
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
Bulb - A/C-Heat Control
BULB - A/C-HEAT CONTROL
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) before
attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service.
Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing
further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the SRS. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental
airbag deployment.
CAUTION: Always use the correct bulb size and type for replacement. An incorrect bulb size or type may overheat and cause damage to the
lamp, the socket or the lamp wiring.
NOTE: There may be minor variations in the locations of the bulb/bulb holder units on the back of the single zone A/C-heater controls as a
result of various optional control units. However, the bulb types and service procedures are identical for each of these bulbs. The illumination
provisions for the dual zone A/C-heater controls are NOT serviceable.
