Handbrake dash light.

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gooner1
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Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:58 pm

With ignition set to position two all my dash lights , handbrake,abs etc light up ok but when i start the engine with handbrake on , there is no handbrake light showing. Any ideas anyone.
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Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:01 pm

is ure handbreak on? if not put it on then a light will come up ( sorry for obvious answer..

pull up handbreak gaitor the wire that controls the light may have fallen out of its position..

i think all the lights come on once on the second click
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Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:32 pm

Handbrake is deffo on, surely if the wire was disconected it would,nt show up on dash with key turned to position two/ Or would it?
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Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:09 pm

yeah it does as i jsut tried it in mine :o: got the handbreak gaitor off already so jsut went out nd looked
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Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:31 pm

In that case will check wire first thing in morning.Cheers Hath.
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