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gsaps



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The brake lights are out

It was pointed out to me that all 3 brake lights on my 2010 freelander 2 have stopped working, has anyone else had this bappen, is there a fuse for these or am I looking at something more serious?
Thanks
Grant

Post #159714 3rd Nov 2012 7:16 pm
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Mjjamieson



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My first guess would be brake light switch, does you cruise control drop out when you touch the brakes?

Post #159721 3rd Nov 2012 7:46 pm
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gsaps



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Hi there, yes the cruise control works normally

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Mjjamieson



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There are no fuses just for the brake lights, on top of that the brake lights in the rear clusters are on a separate feed than the high level light. If your 100% sure the cruise drops out, then it could need the ECU module reseting that controls the brake lights!!!!

Post #159744 3rd Nov 2012 9:30 pm
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I know of two members who have had Tail Light failure and the lamp was fine, it turned out that a Hard Reset was needed, it cured their problem, you've nothing to lose.

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gsaps



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ad210358 wrote:
I know of two members who have had Tail Light failure and the lamp was fine, it turned out that a Hard Reset was needed, it cured their problem, you've nothing to lose.


Thanks for this info, I assume a dealership is the only place that can do this, is this correct?
Would it be covered by the warranty?

Thanks again

Post #159771 4th Nov 2012 10:12 am
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BossBob



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Try disconnecting the battery for a good 10 minutes.

Post #159772 4th Nov 2012 10:17 am
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gsaps



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BossBob wrote:
Try disconnecting the battery for a good 10 minutes.


Worth a try, thanks

Post #159777 4th Nov 2012 10:41 am
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ad210358



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Disconnect the both leads, hold the two leads together, pop indoors, have a cup of tea, reconnect the battery, hopefully it will have solved your problem.

Yo will have to reset the the the windows, details in the manual.

Post #159786 4th Nov 2012 11:03 am
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gsaps



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Thanks again, I'll let you know how it goes

Post #159787 4th Nov 2012 11:05 am
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gsaps



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Unfortunately it didn't work but thanks anyway. Looks like its off to the dealer... wherever they are.

Post #159900 4th Nov 2012 11:02 pm
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Jokestr



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Can I ask what the problem was? I'm having this issue now. Both rear lights stopped working, but the top rear (center) brake light is still active. Thanks!

Post #318622 2nd Mar 2017 1:29 am
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Freely2



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I know this is an old thread but I had this issue too. Right brake light bulb blew. But after I replaced it (Bursons in Australia and ask for BAW15D bulbs to save the $70 each stealership fee) the light would still not light up.

Until I reset the ECU as per this video (Not by me).



Key in, hit on (but with the foot off the brake pedal). Then off. Then start the vehicle. And bingo it worked.

Hope this helps someone. No disconnecting batteries required. Interestingly, before that, when I cleared the fault codes using the IID-BT tool it didn’t make a difference.

Hope this helps someone.

Post #397564 28th Sep 2020 1:19 pm
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