hi Brian!
seems unlikely to me for a person to be in a situation where the
ignition's off and the steering wheel's locked and they were to e
needing brakes; in that case, letting the person behind them know that
they're braking wouldn't likely be one of their highest concerns!
i can think of several reasons why i wouldn't want the brake lights
to be functional without the key in (mostly resulting in various methods
of draining the battery).
i can't think of one good reason why we'd need brake lights without
a key; only that it's cheaper to make the car that way. if you've
thought of "a few reasons", please; do share at least a couple! (i've
seen your other posts, so i'll remind you that there's no need to make
things up; remember that i'm not your wife, and you don't need to
'win'!) ;-)
cheers!
e
Zoltan Finks wrote:
> I can think of a few reasons actually.
>
> Brian
>
> On 10/29/07, ernest breakfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> pretty funny, though you obviously didn't have your German Logic Circuit
>> engaged when you started thinking about this; why would the brake lights
>> *need* to work when the engine's off and the steering wheel's locked? ;-)
>>
>>
>> cheers!
>> e
>>
>>
>> Zoltan Finks wrote:
>>
>>> Must sell both Mercedes. Last night when investigating a tail light
>>> that was out, I discovered that the brake lights didn't work either
>>> (190D). So wife comes into garage and I tell her what I'm doing as I'm
>>> under the hood switching out a fuse.
>>>
>>> She says try turning on the key. I say with complete confidence (rare
>>> for me on any topic) that you don't need the key for the brake lights
>>> to operate. I even said "that's a guarantee". She says just try it -
>>> humor me. I put the key in and turn and the brake lights work. I go
>>> over to the 240, and same thing!
>>>
>>> I have not before seen a vehicle that requires the key to operate the
>>> brake lights! Thanks for scoring one for the enemy, MB. I would expect
>>> this from a Volvo.
>>>
>>> Brian
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