Brake/Park Brake Indicator: Description

A brake indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. The brake indicator is located near the lower edge of the instrument cluster, to the left of center. The brake indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of the word "BRAKE" in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. The dark outer layer of the overlay prevents the indicator from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. A red Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the cutout in the opaque layer of the overlay causes the "BRAKE" text to appear in red through the translucent outer layer of the overlay when the indicator is illuminated from behind by the LED, which is soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board. The brake indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.