Hand brake light

Sam_Boss260 · 09-03-2015, 10:46 AM

When you start the car, the (!) hand brake light comes on.

But the light does not stay on if the hand brake is applied, i.e. you don't have a warning to say that the hand brake is on or that you haven't released it properly.

No given that I have one of those right hand hand brakes, it is sometimes hard to tell if it is applied or not.

Is there a simple thing to check? Is it just a wire or switch under the hand brake itself?

Maka · 09-03-2015, 06:38 PM

Yep, theres a switch there. Try wiggling the wire to the switch & see how you go mate. If that dont work check the connection to the switch, if no joy there replace the switch. Good luck!

cheer's, Maka

Sam_Boss260 · 09-03-2015, 06:48 PM

Cheers, will give it a go.

Sam_Boss260 · 13-03-2015, 11:15 AM

Had a look last night on the hand brake, and there isn't any switch or wiring there. Seems very strange. There is a connector of sorts with some wiring under the drivers seat, but as the seat is not electronic at all I don't know what that is for.

There doesn't seems to be any wiring going to or from the hand brake. Can anyone post a picture of this would be looking like? And it the hand brake on the right hand side of the driver.

Maka · 13-03-2015, 06:03 PM

Hi Sam, we are talking about your utes handbrake hey? Sorry, I didn't realize that mate, thought sedan handbrake. Ive done a bit of googling for you but nothing has come up unfortunately, nothing in my workshop manual either. Maybe send a pm to foxtrot3, AMB or aussieblue they will probably know, or if worse come to worse take the ute to a sparky.

cheer's, Maka

foxtrot3 · 13-03-2015, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Maka

Hi Sam, we are talking about your utes handbrake hey? Sorry, I didn't realize that mate, thought sedan handbrake. Ive done a bit of googling for you but nothing has come up unfortunately, nothing in my workshop manual either. Maybe send a pm to foxtrot3, AMB or aussieblue they will probably know, or if worse come to worse take the ute to a sparky.

cheer's, Maka

Hi. Thanks for dobbing me in Maka, the handbrake wire should be orange/black and go to a switch on the base of the handle but thats about all I know about utes, Linz may know more as he changed one from column to floor shift and I think he did the full trim/seat change as well. Cheers MD

Maka · 13-03-2015, 07:29 PM

Thanks to aussieblue for his kind help -

http://fordforums.com.au/wsm/wire/aubx/Part%2024-5.html, it is the component marked C-49 in diagram G-2.

I expect it is the can with the dark blue tab in the second pic in this thread http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11250257

Also see the pic here -

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-FALC...item35e53ab76a

Thanks for chiming in too Michael, very much appreciated!

cheer's, Maka

foxtrot3 · 13-03-2015, 09:21 PM

Hi. In the drawing for low series cluster it shows as a separate globe for park brake (and a buzzer for ute) so maybe you have a blown globe and the lamp coming on when you crank the car over is the brake fail light. Wire colors for park light show as orange/dark green to the buzzer and red/blue to the lamp. Cheers MD

Sam_Boss260 · 13-03-2015, 10:24 PM

No, I don't have any wires... Will take another look and some pictures on the weekend.