Emergency brake light
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This guy stays on all of the time after I put in a stereo. What should I check first? I never messed with it when the stereo was being put in.
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Mine does that too. But I never screwed with any of the electrical stuff. Its kinda wierd how it works. I take off my ebrake, and sometimes it goes off, other times it stays on. Then when im driving it turns on and off regularly. Mostly turns off when I step on the brake and turns on when I gas it hard. Any idea whats cuasing it? Is it low brake fluid?
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Originally posted by AreExSeven
Mine does that too. But I never screwed with any of the electrical stuff. Its kinda wierd how it works. I take off my ebrake, and sometimes it goes off, other times it stays on. Then when im driving it turns on and off regularly. Mostly turns off when I step on the brake and turns on when I gas it hard. Any idea whats cuasing it? Is it low brake fluid?
Mine does that too. But I never screwed with any of the electrical stuff. Its kinda wierd how it works. I take off my ebrake, and sometimes it goes off, other times it stays on. Then when im driving it turns on and off regularly. Mostly turns off when I step on the brake and turns on when I gas it hard. Any idea whats cuasing it? Is it low brake fluid?
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I have low brake fluid (oops) so I assume that is the reason mine does it. But I have heard that it can be a switch attatched to the e-brake handle under the car that has gone bad, or a cold solder piont in the ECU or idiot light cluster.
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Check the easy stuff first. There is a mechanical switch which is activated by the position of the emergency brake handle. If the cable running from the handle to the rear brakes has enough tension on it, like when the handle is pulled to set the e-brake, it activates the switch. This tension will vary, as the brake linings wear. If new linings are installed, the distance the handle needs to be pulled to set the brake decreases. Adjust the tension on the brake cable to see if the light goes out.
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