weird brake light problem

[methodwares]

Noticed on my way home today when stopped in a queue of traffic, it looked like the side lights were on. later on at a red light i glanced at the door button and it was illuminated green. weird I thought, didn't think I turned the lights on. lift of the brake pedal and the door button light goes out.

As it turns out, stepping on the brake pedal (and activating the brake light switch), for some reason, is turning on the side lights. any idea which box needs kicking?

[ridds]

Check your big fuse as this is a tell tale sign of low battery voltage.

Mine did this 2 weekends ago when I got to the tracking place near me and i had to jump start the car before putting it on the ramp. Side lights alight with every press of the brake.

[methodwares]

thanks! thats one I was guessing, but with all the control boxes around, I didn't want to risk losing various tools down the transmission tunnel in vain.

[methodwares]

wasn't the problem... did notice the fuse I pulled out was an 80 amp. It ended up being fixed after I unplugged the little dim/dip control box, which I guess reset the box.

be interested to know why it didn't reset even after having the battery disconnected for over 24 hours.

as a side note, I checked the fuses by using a ohm meter on them in situ... can't remember the exact number, but it was the only one returning greater the 2 ohms (190 or so) so I pulled it out to check and it only had 2 ohms resistance. plugged it back in and the cd-stack changer run through its little sequence. I wonder if that can be a cause of the continual draining of the batteries these cars have.

[methodwares]

it's happening again...dammit. anyone have a cerb in the peak district that they'd be willing to play 'change the boxes' with me to see if it is in fact one of the boxes.