Remman
05-07-2008, 09:22 AM
Search didn't turn up with much. For the past week or so, people have been saying my brake light has been on when the car is parked. Last night, I saw it for the first time, after the car had been parked for several hours. I tapped the brake and it went off.
Any ideas of why this is doing that? Solutions? Doesn't seem like a hard problem to fix.
Remman
05-08-2008, 05:23 PM
Mechanic sais it might be the brake light switch. Anyone ever heard of this and know how to change it?
jonsaudi
05-08-2008, 06:07 PM
I had the same problem mos ago. Check this out...http://www.audiforums.com/m_686919/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#686919
Remman
05-09-2008, 11:57 AM
Thanks for the link. How easy is it? I looked behind the pedal the best I could and couldn't see much. It looks like there isa plastic panel I need to remove to see more.
PandaXpress
05-10-2008, 03:40 PM
oh dear god the brake light switch is a pain to get in to
u have to remove the panel and crawl in theres
and its a tight spot
Partsman
06-03-2008, 11:04 AM
Its Def the brake light switch, very easy to change.
1: Pop the side panel of the dash off(where the fuse board is) with a flat head screwdriver.
2: There are two bolts here holdong the bottom section of the dash up...Take these out.
3: Now take out the two bolts in the bottom panel down near the steering wheel....the panel just pops out now.
4: There should be two switches one for the clutch and one for the brake..Just follow the brake pedal to see which one is which.
5:Twist out the old one and disconnect.
6: Now push the new one in and twist it...dont move the brake pedal while doing this...you must hear two clicks...this is the switch setting itself.
7:now recconect the switch and put all the panels back.
8: when your putting the panels back make sure to pop the diagnostic port back into the panel it usually falls out without noticing.
adrianc
09-29-2008, 12:58 PM
Hi All
I have the same problem and my Cruise Control is not working at all.
I have been told that the Brake light sensor causes this.
Is it true that after the Brake Light switch is changed, the VAG-Com needs to reset the Cruise Control system, as it was locked when the faulty switch was detected?
Regards
Adrian Compton