Checking the brake signal

If the brake light does not come on, check the fuse in the fuse box first.

If the fuse is OK, check the brake light bulbs and replace burnt bulbs if necessary.

If the incandescent lamps are working, check the brake light switch, which is located on top of the brake pedal on its rack. When the brake pedal is depressed, the push pin is pulled out of the switch. The switch contact closes and the braking signal lights up.

Check the brake light switch. To do this, remove the protective cover on top of the pedal. Pull the end of the wires from the brake light switch.

Switch off the ignition.

Shunt both terminals in the brake light switch wire lug with a short auxiliary wire. If the brake lights now come on, the brake light switch is faulty and needs to be replaced.