1997 XK8 no brake lights and wont shift out of park
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1997 XK8 no brake lights and wont shift out of park
Hi my name is Andy I bought a 1997 jaguar xk8 when I apply the brake I have no brake lights and my car also will not **** out of park I pulled the brake switch out and the micro switch appears to be working fine I still need to test it on a ohm meter but I tried to use copper wire to jump the connections and the brake lights still did not come on and the car was running any thoughts.
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Hi Andy,
You need to do a little more testing with a voltmeter. Check for B+ (12V) on the white/orange wire of the brake switch connector (ignition on). If it's missing, then trace the wire back: it ultimately goes to the ignition switch. If you have 12V, then with the brake pedal pressed, you should have 12V on the blue/slate wire.
Do those two checks and report back what you find.
Mike
P.S. The typo made me laugh - I thought of bears in woods for some reason...
You need to do a little more testing with a voltmeter. Check for B+ (12V) on the white/orange wire of the brake switch connector (ignition on). If it's missing, then trace the wire back: it ultimately goes to the ignition switch. If you have 12V, then with the brake pedal pressed, you should have 12V on the blue/slate wire.
Do those two checks and report back what you find.
Mike
P.S. The typo made me laugh - I thought of bears in woods for some reason...
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