Rear brake light fuse 14

[GrahamH]

OK - anyone tried this.

In the handbook it says fuse 14 does the brake lights.

So I pull out 14 - (I'm sure it's the correct one) and the brake lights still work.

Isn't that odd? My Audi Dealers (w*nkers) say "you must be pulling out the wrong fuse". I'm not. Infact I have pulled out all the fuses and cannot get the brake lights to stop working.

I'm reliably informed by the factory that having the brake light in-operative gives the driver certain benefits.

So...

1) has anyone else found an inconsistency with the handbook and fuse 14?

2) prize for anyone who knows why one would want to remove the fuse

[DaveP]

Benefits from having the brake light in-operative ?......Hrm...like what ?

[Mike_K]

2) prize for anyone who knows why one would want to remove the fuse

hmm, beats me; unless the fuse is shared with another circuit (the secret extra 50hp circuit )

having the brake light not working in itself cant give any "benefit", so whatever it is must be a function that shares the circuit (my first thought was simply take the bulbs out then the circuit wont draw current, same effect as taking fuse out).

So let us in on your intriguing secret !!!

Cant help you to find fuse 14 though

[Mike_K]

I'm reliably informed by the factory that having the brake light in-operative gives the driver certain benefits.

So... 2) prize for anyone who knows why one would want to remove the fuse

Graham, I think you have us beat. Satisfy our curiousity ????!!!!

cheers

[Prawn]

Well one effect would be getting rammed up the A**E at traffic lights etc, not a benefit IMHO !!