Ford Escape: Exterior Lighting / Removal and Installation - Stoplamp Switch
Removal
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
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Disconnect the stoplamp switch electrical connector.
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NOTICE:
Do not press, pull or otherwise move the brake pedal
while installing the stoplamp switch and cruise control deactivation
switch. Install these switches with the booster push rod attached to the
brake pedal and with the brake pedal in the at-rest position.
Installing these switches with the brake pedal in any other position
results in incorrect adjustment and damages the switches.
While gently pushing the stoplamp switch down, rotate
the stoplamp switch clockwise approximately one-eighth turn to remove
the stoplamp switch.
Installation
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NOTICE:
Do not press, pull or otherwise move the brake pedal
while installing the stoplamp switch and cruise control deactivation
switch. Install these switches with the booster push rod attached to the
brake pedal and with the brake pedal in the at-rest position.
Installing these switches with the brake pedal in any other position
results in incorrect adjustment and damages the switches.
To install, reverse the removal procedure.
Removal
All vehicles
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
Remove the liftgate trim panel.
Refer to: Liftgate Trim Panel (501-05 Interior Trim and Ornamentation, Removal and Installation)...
Removal
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
NOTE:
This step is only necessary if the TRM (trailer module) is being replaced...
Other information:
Special Tool(s) /
General Equipment
Punch
Removal
WARNING:
The following procedure prescribes critical repair steps
required for correct restraint system operation during a crash. Follow
all notes and steps carefully. Failure to follow step instructions may
result in incorrect operation of the restraint system and increases the
risk of serious personal injury or death in..
Special Tool(s) /
General Equipment
Interior Trim Remover
Removal
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
NOTE:
LH isolator is shown, RH isolator is similar.
Release the clips, the trim anchors and remove the center upper liftgate interior trim panel.
Use the General Equipment: Interior Trim Remover
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