2011 Ford Edge Door Sensor Button inside the latch - Where is it?

CMOS · March 29, 2023

I'm finally going to do something about the 'door ajar' warning on my passenger front door. I've watched a large number of videos about disassembling the door to replace the sensor, or cleaning it with contact cleaner and lube. My question is, in relation to the latch opening, and the hook that rotates inside, where is that sensor exactly? Is it below the rotating hook, above it or behind it? I might as well aim the cleaner and lube at that small red button as opposed to drowning the opening (which worked for the driver side that began to have the same issue, but hasn't worked on the passenger side).

CMOS · March 31, 2023

To close out this topic. I confirmed the following.

Electrical contact cleaner doesn't really work well to fix the issue.
Brake cleaner was the most effective, eliminating both driver and door side issues. (However slamming the door does temporarily bring the problem back)
Silicone spray lubrication undoes the cleaning effect and re-introduces the door ajar issue.

Haz · March 31, 2023

For future reference: Ford's parts website provides hi-res/large format images of the right and left front latch assemblies which might enable drawing conclusions on door ajar switch location...

Links to Left Front Latch images - Photo #1, Photo #2, Photo #3, Photo #4;

Link to the following FordParts webpage