Brake Indicator: Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Dodge Sprinter. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

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 the multi-function indicator display. In vehicles built for the United States market, the brake indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of the word "BRAKE" in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. In vehicles built for the Canadian market, the brake indicator consists of the International Control and Display Symbol icon for "Brake Failure" imprinted within a rectangular cutout in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. In either case, 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, or the icon to appear silhouetted against a red field 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.