
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Kill Limit Switch
2005 FE350 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement
Page 12-17
12
Kill Limit Switch Removal
1. Disconnect the battery cables as instructed.
See WARNING “To avoid unintentionally starting...” in
General Warning, Section 10, Page 10-1.
2. Remove electrical component box cover (1)
(Figure 12-18, Page 12-17)
.
3.
Pedal-Start vehicle:
Remove the two nuts (9) and washers (10) securing the accelerator pedal limit
switch (11). Do not disconnect the wires attached to switch (11)
(Figure 12-18, Page 12-17)
.
4. Disconnect the two white/black wires and the black wire from the kill limit switch (12).
5. Remove the kill limit switch (12).
Kill Limit Switch Installation
1. Install the kill limit switch (12) onto the two screws (16)
(Figure 12-18, Page 12-17)
.
2. Connect the two white/black wires to the common (COM) terminal and the black wire to the normally
open (NO) terminal of the kill limit switch (12) and place the switch on the mounting screws located in the
electrical component box. Place the accelerator limit switch (11) on the mounting screws located in the
electrical component box.
3. Secure the switch(es) using two washers (10) and two nuts (9). Tighten to 5 in-lb (0.6 N·m).
See follow-
ing CAUTION.
ý
CAUTION
• Do not overtighten the retaining nuts. If the nuts are overtightened, limit switches could be
damaged.
4. Press and release the accelerator pedal to make sure that both switches are being activated when the
pedal is released.
5. Install snap-on electrical component box cover (1). Be sure to press down firmly all corners. Install screw
(20) and tighten to 18 in-lb (2 N·m).
Figure 12-18 Accelerator Pedal and Kill Limit Switches
– Pedal-Start Vehicles
15
9
10
TYPICAL 2
PLACES
12
13
8
TYPICAL 2
PLACES
1
20
16
21
TO VOLTAGE
REGULATOR
TYPICAL 2
PLACES
11
Item 11 is present on
pedal-start vehicles only.