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When you start the car, the (!) hand brake light comes on.
But the light does not stay on if the hand brake is applied, i.e. you don't have a warning to say that the hand brake is on or that you haven't released it properly. No given that I have one of those right hand hand brakes, it is sometimes hard to tell if it is applied or not. Is there a simple thing to check? Is it just a wire or switch under the hand brake itself? |
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Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
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Yep, theres a switch there. Try wiggling the wire to the switch & see how you go mate. If that dont work check the connection to the switch, if no joy there replace the switch. Good luck!
cheer's, Maka
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Had a look last night on the hand brake, and there isn't any switch or wiring there. Seems very strange. There is a connector of sorts with some wiring under the drivers seat, but as the seat is not electronic at all I don't know what that is for.
There doesn't seems to be any wiring going to or from the hand brake. Can anyone post a picture of this would be looking like? And it the hand brake on the right hand side of the driver. |
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Hi Sam, we are talking about your utes handbrake hey? Sorry, I didn't realize that mate, thought sedan handbrake. Ive done a bit of googling for you but nothing has come up unfortunately, nothing in my workshop manual either. Maybe send a pm to foxtrot3, AMB or aussieblue they will probably know, or if worse come to worse take the ute to a sparky.
cheer's, Maka
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![]() HI ![]() I'M MICHAEL ![]() 2003 ACID RUSH BA FUTURA WAGON ![]() light up window switches | auto on cruise control | doubleclick window lift from remote |
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Thanks to aussieblue for his kind help -
http://fordforums.com.au/wsm/wire/aubx/Part%2024-5.html, it is the component marked C-49 in diagram G-2. I expect it is the can with the dark blue tab in the second pic in this thread http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11250257 Also see the pic here - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FALC...item35e53ab76a Thanks for chiming in too Michael, very much appreciated! cheer's, Maka
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Hi. In the drawing for low series cluster it shows as a separate globe for park brake (and a buzzer for ute) so maybe you have a blown globe and the lamp coming on when you crank the car over is the brake fail light. Wire colors for park light show as orange/dark green to the buzzer and red/blue to the lamp. Cheers MD
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No, I don't have any wires... Will take another look and some pictures on the weekend.
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