Coil Light Flashing(brake Lights Not Working) 2 Fixes Done

[dog-god]

Did a search of the forum for this error and so far ive replaced the bulbs and the brake switch but still no brake lights,

the fuse is next i think, but i dont know which one it is ,also the brake light bulb has the other filament working so does this mean that the fuse isnt blown.

also the brake light on the top of the boot door isnt working

Any other suggestions.

Any and all help much appreciated.

Edited April 7, 2010 by dog-god

[chrispb123456]

Did a search of the forum for this error and so far ive replaced the bulbs and the brake switch but still no brake lights,

the fuse is next i think, but i dont know which one it is ,also the brake light bulb has the other filament working so does this mean that the fuse isnt blown.

also the brake light on the top of the boot door isnt working

Any other suggestions.

Any and all help much appreciated.

Hi if its a Mk 1 it should be fuse 20. If its mk 2 its fuse 15 the other filiment is your tail light hence stop and tail bulb LB380 and you should have a smaller single filiment for tail lghts LB207 aswell

Edited April 7, 2010 by chrispb123456

[chrispb123456]

Did a search of the forum for this error and so far ive replaced the bulbs and the brake switch but still no brake lights,

the fuse is next i think, but i dont know which one it is ,also the brake light bulb has the other filament working so does this mean that the fuse isnt blown.

also the brake light on the top of the boot door isnt working

Any other suggestions.

Any and all help much appreciated.

Hi if its a Mk 1 it should be fuse 20. If its mk 2 its fuse 15 the other filiment is your tail light hence stop and tail bulb LB380 and you should have a smaller single filiment for tail lghts LB207 aswell

Hi forgot to say that fuse 15 on Mk 2 covers some function of engine management aswell thats proberbly why coil light is flashing

[dog-god]

thanks for the fast reply

fuse 15 has what looks like frost ,disel pump and wheel with i assume brakes at either side symbols,anyway fuse looks fine ,its marked as a 10 so i exchanged it with another 10 and still no luck,

the coil light doesn't come on straight away ,normally 5 or 6 seconds,possibly the time taken to do the diagnostic check

any other ideas

[dog-god]

the tail light is working fine,when the handbrake is on the brake lights dont come on either ,should they,ive checked the cables visually but cant see anything wrong with them.

[chrispb123456]

the tail light is working fine,when the handbrake is on the brake lights dont come on either ,should they,ive checked the cables visually but cant see anything wrong with them.

Hi you said you have changed stop light switch did you check if there was power at the switch before you changed it.

What year & model is yours and has it got traction control (TCS)

[big_kev]

when the handbrake is on the brake lights dont come on either ,should they

 

NO !

 

The brake lights come on only with the footbrake.

 

Have you checked the cables where they pass through the rubber gaiter into the tailgate.

There will almost certainly be some broken cables in there.