Abs Indicator: Description
An Antilock Brake System (ABS) indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. See Fig 1. However, the instrument cluster is programmed to automatically enable this indicator only on vehicles equipped with the optional antilock brake system. This indicator is located above the engine temperature gauge and to the right of the tachometer in the instrument cluster.
The ABS indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of the International Control and Display Symbol icon for "Failure of Anti-lock Braking System" 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. An amber Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the cutout in the opaque layer of the overlay causes the icon to appear in amber 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 ABS indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.