To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.Remove the console from the floor panel transmission tunnel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/CENTER CONSOLE - REMOVAL).Pull the parking brake lever upward to apply the parking brake.Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector (1) from the terminal of the park brake switch (2) located on the outboard side of the park brake lever mechanism.Remove the screw (4) that secures the switch to the park brake lever bracket (3).Remove the switch from the park brake lever bracket.