brake light switch 2.5 v6 auto

mgprincess · 27th January 2022, 11:34

hi there im fairly new to owning an mg and have issues with no brake lights ive checked all the bulbs and fueses and there fine so im assuming its the actual switch on the back of the pedal but for the life of me i cant find a picture of where its located to help me.

Its an automatic so any help would be grately recieved for this newbie many thanks caz

trikey · 27th January 2022, 14:27

The switches rarely fail, if they do the brake lights normally stay on.

Check all the fuses first, the switch on the pedal is right at the top of the pedal arm and is a pig to get to!

xsport · 27th January 2022, 14:35

hello caz. if you do a search on the google toolbar above "brake light switch " Rover dan has a post on here to help you do the job. usually when the brake light switch fails , the stop lights stay on. if you do buy a new switch make sure it is for the auto. the manual switch is different. on the rimmer bros website you can find all the details. its not a very nice job to do as you need to be multi double jointed and get into various upside down senarios trying to fit it. !! roll the drivers seat right back and the seat back fully reclined and headrest removed helps. its actually a hall switch and they usually keep the brake lights on , even when the fuse blows. fuses are under the passenger compartment glovebox . was F13 on the older models but later are F7 or F9 .you would need to check. are all other lights working ? was the car like this when you bought it, and didnt realise this ? some members reported that their cruise control and horn were not functioning. check the fuses again first before you change the switch. its strange that your vehicle has no brake lights at all , but check these out first. the lights usually stay on when the switch fails but lets see. ..

27th January 2022, 11:34	#1
mgprincess Newbie mg zt-t Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: east looe Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	brake light switch 2.5 v6 auto hi there im fairly new to owning an mg and have issues with no brake lights ive checked all the bulbs and fueses and there fine so im assuming its the actual switch on the back of the pedal but for the life of me i cant find a picture of where its located to help me. Its an automatic so any help would be grately recieved for this newbie many thanks caz

27th January 2022, 14:27	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,754 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	The switches rarely fail, if they do the brake lights normally stay on. Check all the fuses first, the switch on the pedal is right at the top of the pedal arm and is a pig to get to! __________________ Lest we forget..

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27th January 2022, 14:35	#3
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	hello caz. if you do a search on the google toolbar above "brake light switch " Rover dan has a post on here to help you do the job. usually when the brake light switch fails , the stop lights stay on. if you do buy a new switch make sure it is for the auto. the manual switch is different. on the rimmer bros website you can find all the details. its not a very nice job to do as you need to be multi double jointed and get into various upside down senarios trying to fit it. !! roll the drivers seat right back and the seat back fully reclined and headrest removed helps. its actually a hall switch and they usually keep the brake lights on , even when the fuse blows. fuses are under the passenger compartment glovebox . was F13 on the older models but later are F7 or F9 .you would need to check. are all other lights working ? was the car like this when you bought it, and didnt realise this ? some members reported that their cruise control and horn were not functioning. check the fuses again first before you change the switch. its strange that your vehicle has no brake lights at all , but check these out first. the lights usually stay on when the switch fails but lets see. ..