Audi 80 Quiz
Instruments and Auxiliary Equipment

Parking Brake Indicator

In this manual: Instruments and Auxiliary Equipment
Technical Description — 39Engines — 41Exhaust System — 13Cooling System — 28Fuel tank and fuel pump — 12Air Filter and Intake Ducts — 13Mono-Motronic Injection System — 18Digifant Injection System — 19KE-III-Jetronic Injection System — 35MPI and MPFI Injection Systems — 32Clutch — 11Transmission and Driveline — 21Suspension and Steering — 33Brake System — 41Anti-lock brake system — 8Wheels and Tires — 13Body Electrical System — 35Ignition System — 24Lighting — 14Signaling Devices — 7Instruments and Auxiliary Equipment — 54Heating and Ventilation — 7Body Components — 18Troubleshooting — 6Specifications — 13
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Troubleshooting

PROCEDURE

Lamp does not illuminate with the parking brake applied: check the fuse.

Remove and check the bulb.

If this does not resolve the problem, release the switch at the rear of the parking brake lever, disconnect the wire from the switch (at the rear, next to the lever), and connect the plug to bare metal.

If the lamp now illuminates, the switch is faulty.

Lamp does not go out with the parking brake released: disconnect the wire from the parking brake switch as described above, but leave the plug hanging free.

If the lamp goes out, the switch is faulty or incorrectly installed.

If it remains illuminated, the cable has chafed somewhere and is shorting to ground.

Test yourself

A quick Audi 80 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.