old jeeps ran shared lamps, see the schematic of the combo switch.
then in 07, the BS went to max. "dah Chinese"
the 08 is a very complex car. electronics wise.
the owners manual is good for blown fuses or how to change a bulb
that is why they make the FSM, the size of you leg.
the newer the car , the more complex. some cars with CAN bus
there is one power cable and the BCM tells the lamps to turn on
by digital communication, to the lamps processor, yes, Chinese.
the Grand Cher. has this.
this saves vast sums of copper wire, (now horded? see wsj.com)
rule 2 on cars, and worse on newer
there is only 1 name on a fuse. and some go to 20 places.
the all time top fuse that does that is
aka: PARK/TAIL/RUNNING lamps, ( i like PARK)
there are vast parking lamps. inside (dimmable) and outside
which work and which do not. (side lamps are park too)
3 in rear. ,2 in front, other places.
missing the boat, the new cars can report power problems'
all you need is to get it scanned. using newer OBD2 scan tools.
even brake switch faults.
battery sense fail. ,
scan it, if you see CAN buss comm, fails, we fix comms first.
or get help here.
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27118
id not own any 07+ jeep with out the Full FSM.
not me and im an ET. (retired)
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