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  • Handbrake dash light

    The little light on my dash to indicate that the handbrake is on no longer works .
    I checked the circuit at the switch on the hand brake, no power. It connects to a connector under the drivers seat, no power on either side. The wire disappears into the harness them into the dash.
    Can anyone tell me where it goes. Can I run a new wire along side it?
    I have also checked the bulb in the dash and it is ok.

    Cheers
    S

  • #2
    The switch switches to earth as far as I remember and only has one wire, what age is the car?

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    • #3
      It is a 1993 1.3 clubman. The wire is slate and white and is earthed through the switch.

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      • #4
        as far as I know it heads straight for the dash, along with the fuel level sensor wires that it meets under the seat. If there are pad wear/low brake fluid sensors, it might be worth checking that they work, I seem to remember some diodes in the dash having something to do with it all. I'll dig a wiring diagram out and check..

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        • #5
          The diagram is a bit vague about what exactly goes on with the diodes, but as far as I can tell the wire goes into the harness along the sill, then joins the main harness via ä multiplug in footwell beside fusebox, then into edge connector to dashboard, which is where the diodes are, if I've read it correctly they can't interfere with the handbrake light though.

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