[W126 Coupe] short in brake light circuit?

[Axel Wulff]

Have you tried to swap the light-test relay with a known good one?

I'm talking about the one that sits behind the fuses under the hood.


Regards,
Axel J. Wulff




>From: Jorden1965 at aol.com
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>Subject: [W126 Coupe] short in brake light circuit?
>Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 22:30:58 -0400
>
>Heres a new one for me... My 1988 SEC has developed a short.  When 
>depressing the brake pedal, the dash gauges go dead as if the car was 
>turned off, when releasing the brake, the gauges re-energizes and the seat 
>belt buzzer buzzes as if the car was first started.  Ive tried isolating 
>all the different brake lamps, but any left plugged in causes this 
>condition.  Is is possible that there is a short to ground at the brake 
>light switch?  Any ideas or similar experiences would be greatly 
>appreciated.
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