2001 CL-S A/T Gear Position D5 doesn't light

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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 02:15 AM
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2001 CL-S A/T Gear Position D5 doesn't light

2001 CL-S A/T Gear Position D5 doesn't light which is located in the Tach gauge. I have not removed the gauges. The Acura Service Manual shows one bulb for the A/T Gear Position Indicator. All the other position light, so I thought there would be one bulb per position. How many bulbs are there? What size bulb do I need.
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 07:14 AM
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First step is to see if it is indeed burned out. When the ignition key is first turned on, the D5 light should illuminate for a couple of seconds. If it illuminates, most likely your range switch just needs adjustment. If it doesn't then check out this thread over on the TL forum https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-p...-light-965206/

If you want a really cheap fix then you can just pull the 1st gear bulb and put it in the D5 position
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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 08:21 PM
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@Iggy, Thanks for the reply. I will check out the link you provided.

I found another place in the Acura Service Manual which illustrates multiple bulbs for the A/T Gear Position Indicators. I thought the manual would have the information with the gauge information, but it had the A/T Gear Position Indicators with the transmission stuff. Apparently, there is a gauge backlight bulb in addition to the A/T Gear Position Indicators shown in the tach gauge.

D5 does not light when the ignition switch is turned "on" or any other time when the lights are "on". I am the original owner, and I have only changed the clock bulb. D5 is the most used of the indicators, so I suspect it is burned out.

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Old Dec 18, 2018 | 09:39 PM
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@Iggy, the video was a great help. Thanks for the link.
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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 05:29 AM
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