Stop Lamp Switch - Removal

REMOVAL

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.





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the steering column opening cover from the instrument panel (2). Steering Column Opening Cover - Removal.
3. Depress and hold the brake pedal in the depressed position.
4. Rotate the brake lamp switch housing (4) counterclockwise about 30 degrees to align the tabs on the switch locking collar with the keyed hole in the brake lamp switch mounting bracket (3).
5. Pull the switch straight back from the keyed hole to remove it from the bracket.
6. Release the brake pedal.
7. Disconnect the wire harness connector (1) from the brake lamp switch.