no brake lights

pyns · 08-05-2008, 12:32

03 octavia L/K tdi 110bhp are brake lights stopped working couple of days ago. also the cruise control seems to work some times and not others. the display is telling us to take to work shop, and the glow plug light keep flashing. any one any ideas. I've checked both the fuses both ok. cheers thonks for your help

KenONeill · 08-05-2008, 12:49

Common problem, easy solution.

Change the brake light switch.

AwesomeSarah · 08-05-2008, 13:15

As above
Dont take it to the dealers if you are handy
Only approx £7 for the switch
Look for the thread with the new part number in , 1C0 it starts with , just search that 1C0 and you will find it
Maybe even a "How To" thread on this great helpfull forum too
Sarah

Bodge · 08-05-2008, 13:20

here you are mate:

http://briskoda.net/forums/octavia-i...6955-a/109000/

its a quick, cheap and easy fix.

ShadyAl · 08-05-2008, 13:46

If its anything like a VW Golf mk4's then its a complete doddle mate.

I had to do it a few months ago, went to eurocarparts, cost me around a fiver i think, and took about 4 seconds to fit. You just have to remember to keep the brake pedal raised when you do it.

pyns · 08-05-2008, 14:11

sorry for the hassel, where isa the switch. is it easier to buy a haynes manual!!

ShadyAl · 08-05-2008, 14:16

If you look underneath your pedals (Its quite awkward) at the top of your brake pedalyou will see a small black box about the size of a box of matches with a plunger coming out of it. That is the switch. You remove it by simply twisting it out of the fitting. Be careful not to break it.
you can buy another one from most local car spares shops ( or try eurocarparts on google..) and then you put it in the same way you took it out.

The only difference with puttin in a new switch is that you have to pull the plunger out fully (being careful again not to break it or pull it off completely) before you fit it. That way, when you release the brake pedal after fitting it, it the brake pedal will push it in as far as it needs to.

Trust me mate, im NO mecanic. and it took me 2 mins to do. You will laugh at yourself afterwards..

Shady Al.

pyns · 08-05-2008, 14:41

cheers, i was booked in tomorrow with the dealer!!

AwesomeSarah · 08-05-2008, 15:37

Cancell it and do it yourself
They will charge at least 1 hour for diagnostic and labour
Mmmm £90 ish + VAT , part itself is only cheap
Do it , then take yourself out at the weekend and have a couple of beers on the money you have saved

Sarah

KenONeill · 08-05-2008, 16:37

Where most of the 17 minutes between posts #1 and #2 was "lost time"; I knew what the problem was as soon as I read it.

stevenh · 09-05-2008, 14:24

this is a 15 minute job max mate - do not pay a stealer to do it.

Oh and if you get the new green version, the plunger is no longer on a ratcher so you don't have to pull it out or anything - this only applies to the older style.

I got mine from a main dealer - only around £7 or so.

It can either leave you with no brake lights and CC (as happened my first time) or brake lights permanently on (as happened my second time after cleaning it the first time).

keycare · 04-06-2008, 16:06

Hi-jack alert!

I have the same problem. No brake lights and flashing glow plug light on a 2001 octy 1.9 elegance.

replaced the brake switch with a new green one today and the problem's still there. No brake lights and flashing glow plug light!!!

have I done something wrong? is there a fuse relating to the brake lights? I've metered the bulbs and they are all ok. what else could it be?

cheers.

AwesomeSarah · 04-06-2008, 16:57

May be worth getting VAGCOM and see if it requires clearing
Sarah

Lummox · 04-06-2008, 18:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by keycare

Hi-jack alert!

I have the same problem. No brake lights and flashing glow plug light on a 2001 octy 1.9 elegance.

replaced the brake switch with a new green one today and the problem's still there. No brake lights and flashing glow plug light!!!

have I done something wrong? is there a fuse relating to the brake lights? I've metered the bulbs and they are all ok. what else could it be?

cheers.

Are you sure the switch is clicked all the way around, until it is the switch wont go active.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadyAl

If you look underneath your pedals (Its quite awkward) at the top of your brake pedalyou will see a small black box about the size of a box of matches with a plunger coming out of it. That is the switch. You remove it by simply twisting it out of the fitting. Be careful not to break it.
you can buy another one from most local car spares shops ( or try eurocarparts on google..) and then you put it in the same way you took it out.

The only difference with puttin in a new switch is that you have to pull the plunger out fully (being careful again not to break it or pull it off completely) before you fit it. That way, when you release the brake pedal after fitting it, it the brake pedal will push it in as far as it needs to.

Trust me mate, im NO mecanic. and it took me 2 mins to do. You will laugh at yourself afterwards..

Shady Al.

Not anymore, they have changd the design of the switch, Now looks like this...

A lot less arseache. And non genuine ones are crap, see so many fail. Out of five you might get two that are anygood, plus you dont get to find out that the gen ones have been modified.

keycare · 05-06-2008, 09:16

Thats the switch!

I have inserted it twice, on both occassions, ensuring that a satisfying click is felt such that it is twisted as far as it will go. But still no brake lights

08-05-2008, 13:15	#3
AwesomeSarah Site Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,716 Thanks: 34 Thanked 166 Times in 147 Posts	Re: no brake lights As above Dont take it to the dealers if you are handy Only approx £7 for the switch Look for the thread with the new part number in , 1C0 it starts with , just search that 1C0 and you will find it Maybe even a "How To" thread on this great helpfull forum too Sarah

08-05-2008, 13:20	#4
Bodge Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: England Posts: 670 Thanks: 94 Thanked 56 Times in 53 Posts	Re: no brake lights here you are mate: http://briskoda.net/forums/octavia-i...6955-a/109000/ its a quick, cheap and easy fix.

08-05-2008, 13:46	#5
ShadyAl Briskodian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 158 Thanks: 32 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: no brake lights If its anything like a VW Golf mk4's then its a complete doddle mate. I had to do it a few months ago, went to eurocarparts, cost me around a fiver i think, and took about 4 seconds to fit. You just have to remember to keep the brake pedal raised when you do it.

08-05-2008, 14:11	#6
pyns Briskodian Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: no brake lights sorry for the hassel, where isa the switch. is it easier to buy a haynes manual!!

08-05-2008, 14:16	#7
ShadyAl Briskodian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 158 Thanks: 32 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: no brake lights If you look underneath your pedals (Its quite awkward) at the top of your brake pedalyou will see a small black box about the size of a box of matches with a plunger coming out of it. That is the switch. You remove it by simply twisting it out of the fitting. Be careful not to break it. you can buy another one from most local car spares shops ( or try eurocarparts on google..) and then you put it in the same way you took it out. The only difference with puttin in a new switch is that you have to pull the plunger out fully (being careful again not to break it or pull it off completely) before you fit it. That way, when you release the brake pedal after fitting it, it the brake pedal will push it in as far as it needs to. Trust me mate, im NO mecanic. and it took me 2 mins to do. You will laugh at yourself afterwards.. Shady Al.

08-05-2008, 12:32	#1
pyns Briskodian Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	no brake lights 03 octavia L/K tdi 110bhp are brake lights stopped working couple of days ago. also the cruise control seems to work some times and not others. the display is telling us to take to work shop, and the glow plug light keep flashing. any one any ideas. I've checked both the fuses both ok. cheers thonks for your help

08-05-2008, 12:49	#2
KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally somewhere in Scotland! Posts: 10,381 Thanks: 56 Thanked 491 Times in 482 Posts	Re: no brake lights Common problem, easy solution. Change the brake light switch.

08-05-2008, 14:41	#8
pyns Briskodian Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: no brake lights cheers, i was booked in tomorrow with the dealer!!

08-05-2008, 15:37	#9
AwesomeSarah Site Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,716 Thanks: 34 Thanked 166 Times in 147 Posts	Re: no brake lights Cancell it and do it yourself They will charge at least 1 hour for diagnostic and labour Mmmm £90 ish + VAT , part itself is only cheap Do it , then take yourself out at the weekend and have a couple of beers on the money you have saved Sarah

08-05-2008, 16:37	#10
KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally somewhere in Scotland! Posts: 10,381 Thanks: 56 Thanked 491 Times in 482 Posts	Re: no brake lights Where most of the 17 minutes between posts #1 and #2 was "lost time"; I knew what the problem was as soon as I read it.

09-05-2008, 14:24	#11
stevenh Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Location, Location Posts: 1,056 Thanks: 27 Thanked 33 Times in 21 Posts	Re: no brake lights this is a 15 minute job max mate - do not pay a stealer to do it. Oh and if you get the new green version, the plunger is no longer on a ratcher so you don't have to pull it out or anything - this only applies to the older style. I got mine from a main dealer - only around £7 or so. It can either leave you with no brake lights and CC (as happened my first time) or brake lights permanently on (as happened my second time after cleaning it the first time). __________________

04-06-2008, 16:06	#12
keycare Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Wales Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: no brake lights Hi-jack alert! I have the same problem. No brake lights and flashing glow plug light on a 2001 octy 1.9 elegance. replaced the brake switch with a new green one today and the problem's still there. No brake lights and flashing glow plug light!!! have I done something wrong? is there a fuse relating to the brake lights? I've metered the bulbs and they are all ok. what else could it be? cheers.

04-06-2008, 16:57	#13
AwesomeSarah Site Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,716 Thanks: 34 Thanked 166 Times in 147 Posts	Re: no brake lights May be worth getting VAGCOM and see if it requires clearing Sarah

05-06-2008, 09:16	#15
keycare Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Wales Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: no brake lights Thats the switch! I have inserted it twice, on both occassions, ensuring that a satisfying click is felt such that it is twisted as far as it will go. But still no brake lights

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