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Rear brake light fuse 14

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:52 pm
by 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

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:45 am
by DaveP
Benefits from having the brake light in-operative ?......Hrm...like what ? :sekret:

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:04 pm
by 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 :bigblink: )

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 :(

Re: Rear brake light fuse 14

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:56 pm
by Mike_K
GrahamH wrote: 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

RE: Re: Rear brake light fuse 14

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:13 pm
by Prawn
Well one effect would be getting rammed up the A**E at traffic lights etc, not a benefit IMHO !!