I saw that Ghost, but it is just a block diagram without the internals to the switch as in post #19 above and nothing in the 2008 shows wiring actually running to the lights as Pizza indicates in his #19 above. I couldn't find anything in the rear lighting section of the 2008 that showed the brake lights and some of the connection numbers are different. I may have missed something,; other than changing out the switch or the bulbs I hope I never have a need to get any farther into it.

Pizza, maybe start a sticky with known errors in the service manual.