Rear Break Light Stays On.
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Rear Break Light Stays On.
Don't know if anyone has had this problem or not but when I turn on my night time lights my right taillight also turns on the brake light. I first thought it was the bulb but it's not. Could it be that wires are hittin' or something? I'm the last person to know anything about a car. But I changed the bulbs and still nothing. ideas?
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naw, it's the right bulb. the bulb has two filaments one that goes one when the night time lights are turned on and a second that lights up when the break is applied. on the right side as soon as the night time lights are turned on both filaments light up. I've tried replacing the bulb, could it be the brake light switch?
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I have a similar problem on a 2000 s class....
when the car is completely off, sometimes the right side FRONT parking light and REAR brake light go on! Just the right side. Ive seen a CLK do this too....
Any ideas what this could be?
when the car is completely off, sometimes the right side FRONT parking light and REAR brake light go on! Just the right side. Ive seen a CLK do this too....
Any ideas what this could be?
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ilcarnefice,
I would invest in a stop lamp switch as well. Might be a possible short to ground too, but I would change the $15/ 15 minute part first simply to rule it out.
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The car had to go into the shop and Mercedes said I had the wrong bulb in there.. But I don't understand how it could have been wrong seeing as how they've always been the same bulbs and always worked in the past.. Needless to say they switched the bulb "supposedly" and it works.. Who knows.. Thanks for all the responses guys.
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yeah i have a problem when i turn my lights on and pull it out 2 clicks. the right tail light on the trunk doesnt light up. and when i checked there was no bulb. but a metal cap in the bulbs place. the left side has a bulb though. wondering if its a defect from the manufacter. never seen a metal cap in place of a bulb before
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yeah i have a problem when i turn my lights on and pull it out 2 clicks. the right tail light on the trunk doesnt light up. and when i checked there was no bulb. but a metal cap in the bulbs place. the left side has a bulb though. wondering if its a defect from the manufacter. never seen a metal cap in place of a bulb before
Another European feature.
Some people here think its cool to turn em on. I personally think it looks like a brake light is shorted out.
Some have even ran a hot wire from the left to the right and put a bulb in. Personal preference.
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The car had to go into the shop and Mercedes said I had the wrong bulb in there.. But I don't understand how it could have been wrong seeing as how they've always been the same bulbs and always worked in the past.. Needless to say they switched the bulb "supposedly" and it works.. Who knows.. Thanks for all the responses guys.
So, indirectly, we were right. The wrong bulb was shorting to ground.
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2001 CLK55 AMG W208
I am having the same problems with my CLK55 AMG W208 2001 That my brake light stays on at night left and right side when I even push the brake paddle. But the rear window brake light works just fine. What is the part number did you have for your car for the rear brake lights? I want to make sure I got the correct brake light bulb.
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CLK 430
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I've recently have had this problem with my car, did you ever find out what was wrong with you're car? please let me know.
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Parking Lights
These are called parking lights. You are probably turning your headlights one click past 'off'. You'll notice that there is actually two positions to the left of 'off'. Overseas, if you park on a dark road, you can turn the left or right side parking lights on to assist other drivers see your car. Lights on on side toward the street.
ilcarnefice,
I would invest in a stop lamp switch as well. Might be a possible short to ground too, but I would change the $15/ 15 minute part first simply to rule it out.
ilcarnefice,
I would invest in a stop lamp switch as well. Might be a possible short to ground too, but I would change the $15/ 15 minute part first simply to rule it out.
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2003 CLK 320 convertible
Don't know if anyone has had this problem or not but when I turn on my night time lights my right taillight also turns on the brake light. I first thought it was the bulb but it's not. Could it be that wires are hittin' or something? I'm the last person to know anything about a car. But I changed the bulbs and still nothing. ideas?
But, when you turn on the headlights you can also turn on the front driving lights by pulling the switch one click toward the driver, pulling it toward the driver a second click turns on the rear fog light which on my 03 CLK cabriolet is the left light in the boot lid. This is different than the brake lights which are in the lamp housings attached to the body; those bulbs are dual filament. If turning on your tail lights with the headlight switch also activates brake lights I'd guess somewhere you have the 12V wire going to the taillight(s) also feeding the brake lights. I can picture something like the insulation on the two wires being compromised and the bare wires coming in contact with one another.
If you step on the brake pedal with the headlights off do one or more of your tail lights come on as well?
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2000 Mercedise benz clk 430
Tail,break light issues, maybe electrical?
I just bought a wp used clk 430 and I am having issues with the brake lights taillights. When my keys is in and I turn the lights on the left side doesn't turn on. When the keys out or will turn on. Aldo if I press on the bulb on the left side it will make the break light on my trunk flicker but it will not come on when break is pushed. Maybe it's an e lectricsl short?
