I am helping a friend troubleshoot a 240D brake light problem. We have
voltage at fuse 12 in start and run, but the brake lights don't work.
Yes, the bulbs are good. We can't seem to find the brake light switch.
In most cars it's on the brake pedal lever under the dashbord but this
doesn't seem to be the case here.

Where is the brake light switch located on these cars?

I would recommend checking the contacts - clean them thoroughly whether they
appear to be corroded or not. Both times the brake lights failed (between
two cars I've seen it happen in), it was traced to dirty contacts.

--
Colin



"Jay Hennigan" <jay (AT) west (DOT) net> wrote

On 2005-11-10 09:54:18 -0800, Jay Hennigan <jay (AT) west (DOT) net> said:

Some cars (plymouths as I recall) have an actual pressure sensor on the
master cylinder that turns those break lights on.

This is just a wild guess mind you, but a setup I have seen before.

Marty

Jay Hennigan wrote:
It is an electrical switch positioned below
the pull-back spring of the brake pedal -
you have to remove the plastic cover below
the dashboard to get access to it.


Juergen