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Old 22nd December 2021, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by mcs View Post
I took apart the brake switch, it is a two position switch and it seems it is possible for it to misread occasionally or stick confusing the gearbox ecu.
If it's the same switch as a D2 (and it probably is) there's lots of comments in various threads about how it can be slightly misadjusted or stick and cause all sorts of weirdness.

IIRC one circuit is primarily for ECU information and the other for the brake lights (you may see more wear/scarring on those contacts) and the ECU one triggers first as the pedal is pressed.

It's possible to have the ECU think the brakes are applied without the brake lights being on or any actual retardation from them, but things then happen that are confusing.
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