86 CGT E-Brake indicator

Ti Kan ti at amb.org
Tue Oct 29 13:50:35 EST 2002


Shawn Head writes:
> The E-brake idiot light on my 86 Cgt is going crazy.  Under acceleration
> it will light up and flicker and will remain on during normal driving.
> Is this a code of some sort I am not aware of?

Nah, probably the little switch under your e-brake lever boot is
making erratic contact when it's not supposed to.  When the lever is
all the way down it's supposed to make the switch go open-circuit.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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