Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 1094

'99 - 01 models:
1. First make sure the brake lights come on when the
brake pedal is pressed.
• If all the brake lights come on, go to step 2.
• If one of the brake lights does not come on, check
whether the bulb is blown. If the bulb is OK, go to
step 2.
• If none of the brake lights come on, check the
brake light circuit.
2. Open the trunk lid, and remove the rear trunk side
trim (see section 20).
BLK
3. Make sure the
cator does not come on and stay on when the left
and right 6P connectors are disconnected and the
ignition switch is turned from OFF to engine running.
If the
comes on and stays on, check for:
short to ground on the WHT/GRN wire between
the safety indicator and the No. 4 terminal of the
left or right brake light failure sensor,
a faulty safety indicator circuit (printed circuit
board) in the gauge assembly.
• If the
to step 4.
GRN/WHT
Wire side of
female terminals
light in the safety indi-
light in the safety indicator
light does not come on, go
4. Make sure the
cator comes on and goes off when the No. 2 terminal
of the left or right 6P connector is grounded, the brake
pedal is pressed, and the ignition switch is turned
from OFF to ON (II).
• If the
the left or right brake light failure sensor.
• If the
a poor ground (G701)
an open in the BLK wire.
light in the safety indi-
light does not go off, replace
light goes off, check for: