MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Leeky on March 07, 2012, 07:23:42 am

Title: Brake lights only work when foot firmly presses pedal
Post by: Leeky on March 07, 2012, 07:23:42 am

Any ideas on this, just found out that if I lightly tap the brakes the lights don't work, i got to give it a hard push.this is no goods it's very fierce braking :scared:

Title: Re: Brake lights only work when foot firmly presses pedal
Post by: apples12 on March 07, 2012, 02:51:34 pm

you probably need to just adjust the brake pedal switch which is behind the brake pedal...

i'm not tooo sure how big a job it is to replace but i shouldnt think its too major

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?1158315-DIY-Installing-a-new-brake-light-switch-(without-breaking-it!)

thats the vwvortex writeup on changing the switch on the mk4

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg441.imageshack.us%2Fimg441%2F3581%2Fbrakelight.jpg&hash=5b0b5abdb9a7a5dbbb5f0ba83006fb0d5e3900b6) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/441/brakelight.jpg/)

thats the ETKA diagram for the brake light switch

the part numbers appear to be the same for the mk4 and mk5 except for the 1k2/1j0 beginning

enjoy!
 :happy2:

Title: Re: Brake lights only work when foot firmly presses pedal
Post by: Leeky on March 07, 2012, 03:28:59 pm

Many thanks mate, I'll take a look  :happy2:

Title: Re: Brake lights only work when foot firmly presses pedal
Post by: boxxer1973 on March 07, 2012, 04:58:21 pm

If its like a mk4 it takes seconds