View Full Version : TBL and taillights coming on while car is off.
Checho
01-04-2010, 02:06 PM
What is up with this?
I turned my car off last night and went to bed only to be awoken at 6am because i left my lights on, actually onlu my tailights and TBL were on, my headlights were off though, i get in my car and my light switch was off...i turned my car on to make sure my battery still worked...thoughts?
WasGTIguy
01-04-2010, 02:07 PM
Leave a turn signal on?
bez101
01-04-2010, 02:08 PM
your brake switch needs replaceing
SEXICÄN
01-04-2010, 02:09 PM
did you actually turn the lights off or did you leave it on the city light section( if you have the Auto switch it's next to that).
Also was it both tail lights or just one of the sides? If it was just one of the sides, if you turn your car off and your right side is still on, your turn sigal was set to the right side....
Checho
01-04-2010, 03:35 PM
Nah i didnt leave a turn signal on, the car makes that terrible beep if you leave any light on. And yea both tails and the TBL were on
brownishwater
01-04-2010, 03:37 PM
Nah i didnt leave a turn signal on, the car makes that terrible beep if you leave any light on. And yea both tails and the TBL were on
If your TBL was on without you pressing the pedal, I would bet the problem is along the lines of what bez101 said.
Subscribing because I've never heard of this before.
.:Edit:. Fix your thread title. How are people supposed to search for brake light issue threads with that title?
ataylor
01-04-2010, 03:37 PM
thread title fail
Checho
01-04-2010, 07:56 PM
K i switched the thread title. I am hoping its not some electrical issue
Quattro
01-05-2010, 06:14 AM
subscribing.
Mezzer
01-05-2010, 06:20 AM
your brake switch needs replaceing
^^^
What he said. I had the same problem although mine didn't stay on with the car off. They did however stay on constantly while driving making it impossible for people to know when I was actually braking or not.
Checho
01-05-2010, 06:21 AM
hmm imma get that checked out then
ggg20t
01-05-2010, 06:44 AM
my friends b7 does this and our local Audi dealer has not been able to fix it. Subscribed
Checho
01-06-2010, 09:22 AM
hmm this happened again this morning.
How complicated is it to change out the Brake Light Switch?
airbornerifleman
01-06-2010, 09:35 AM
Faulty brake switch