How to clean kill switch?

[RedRover]

The "kill switch" on my 2010 GZ250 needs cleaning and I don't see how to remove it. The manual doesn't have any detail on this part of the bike.
I believe this is a common problem with this model where I have to occasionally flip the kill switch on and off a couple of times before it will start.
Thanks in advance for your replies.

[alantf]

Try the easy way first. Buy yourself an aerosol can of contact cleaner. Blast the switch around the red bit (to get the liquid into the housing), work the switch a couple of times, blast it again, then let it dry. If that doesn'y work (and it usually does), you've lost nothing by trying.

[5th_bike]

Once you got it working, just leave it 'on' and switch the engine off with the key. I never use the kill switch.