Brake Light Switch: Service and Repair

Brake Light Switch

Removing

Vehicles with 5-Cylinder Gasoline Engine

- Open the clamps to remove the intake hose - 2 -.






- Remove the bolts - 3 - and the intake hose.

- Remove the engine cover from the fasteners first at the front - arrow 1 -, then at the rear on the right side - arrow 2 - and finally at the rear on the left side - arrow 3 - with a quick pull.






- Carefully remove the engine cover at the rear.

Vehicles with 6-Cylinder Gasoline Engine

- Remove the air filter.

- Remove the throttle valve control module (J338) intake hose.

Vehicles with 4-Cylinder Diesel Engine






The engine cover bracket on the cylinder head cover can break if it is removed incorrectly. Always remove the engine cover according to the following procedure.

- Pull the engine cover - arrows - upward out of the fasteners in the given sequence.

- Reach under the engine cover as far as possible.

- Loosen the clamp - 4 -.






- Press the release buttons and remove the crankcase ventilation hose - 1 - from the cylinder head cover.






- Disconnect the connector from the crankcase ventilation hose - 1 -.

- Free up the vacuum hoses - arrow -.

- Remove bolt - 2 -.

- Turn the air guide pipe to the rear and remove it.

- Remove bolt - arrow -.






- Unclip the pipe - 1 - for the pre-heater from the bracket and remove it.

Continuation for All Vehicles

- Remove the noise insulation or impact guard.

- Release and remove the connector - 1 -.






- Remove the bolt - 2 - from the master brake cylinder.

- Remove the brake lamp switch - 3 - from under the master brake cylinder and from the clip - 4 -.

Installing:

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install the brake lamp switch in the clip.

Tightening Specification