amber light read lights and unavailable cruise
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2004 xkr
after driving for a distance the the amber light comes on and says ck rear lights and cruise unavailable Have replaced switch cleaned contacts worked for a very short period of time a day or two but back to amber light. when you turn off car and start again it is gone after it does system check but comes back after a several miles is there a sensor that could be bad or what else can I do
after driving for a distance the the amber light comes on and says ck rear lights and cruise unavailable Have replaced switch cleaned contacts worked for a very short period of time a day or two but back to amber light. when you turn off car and start again it is gone after it does system check but comes back after a several miles is there a sensor that could be bad or what else can I do
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It is very likely the brake switch, off of a peg on the brake pedal. There are many threads on this forum. Did you mean you already replaced it? If so, triple check the "trigger" part of the switch. There is a sliding mechanism, on some form of plastic ratchet. The best would be to figure this out on the old switch, off the car. Some online pictures show this clearly as well. It should probably be extended all the way first, then have the brake pedal peg set the ratchet to wherever it is going to slide. Hard to explain...
Best of luck, keep us posted.
Best of luck, keep us posted.
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The cruise depends upon the brake circuit to sense when to disconnect and if there's a problem in that circuit of any kind (a short for example) it wouldn't activate as it would think you've applied the brakes. A defective ABS sensor will also disable the cruise as would a problem with a directional stability circuit as they are all tied together and interdependent.
I'm in agreement with the previous posters that a faulty brake switch would be my first target.
I'm in agreement with the previous posters that a faulty brake switch would be my first target.
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