There is a Fuse Under the Hood called CHMSL. This stands for Center High Mount Stop Light. It should be a 10a Fuse.
Center High Mount Stop Lamp or CHMSL. It is also called a third brake light.Center High Mount Stop Lamp or CHMSL. It is also called a third brake light.
My 05 has a wire by the spare tire labeled ES-1 instead of CHMSL, color is white with tan stripe. Local Leer dealer confirmed that is correct wire.
Centre High Mount Stop Lamp (CHMSL)
That would be the relay for the "Center High Mount Stop Light", AKA the third brake light.
Automobile Glass fuse
slow fuse
Fast Acting Fuse
Then you figure out why and repair it accordingly. Check the bulb. If that checks out, take a test light and see if you have power to it when the brake pedal is depressed. If you don't, then you probably have a wiring fault somewhere between where the wiring for the CHMSL splits off from the wiring for the other brake lights and the CHMSL itself.
No, the CHMSL is required by FMVSS108 - federal law, which the state cannot circumvent.
ABE Fuse stands for a fast acting ceramic tube fuse
circuit breaker fuse