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Tue 19 Jan 2010 14:58
04 - 2.2 diesel - Sidelight Fuse Blown - Robbie
The fuse controlling the sidelights has blown, and only discovered this last night.

The headlights are OK, but when I hit the brake pedal, with the ignition switched off, the brake lights work and the rear fog light comes on at the same time

I have a towing bracket and wonder if the associated wiring or relays are the problem.

I'd be grateful for any assistance.

Edited by Robbie on 19/01/2010 at 14:59

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Tue 19 Jan 2010 17:56
04 - 2.2 diesel - Sidelight Fuse Blown - Peter.N.
If the towing bracket has only recently been fitted I would think that's quite likely where your problem lies.
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Tue 19 Jan 2010 18:06
04 - 2.2 diesel - Sidelight Fuse Blown - Robbie
I had the towing bracket fitted when I bought the car new in 2004.
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Tue 19 Jan 2010 18:14
04 - 2.2 diesel - Sidelight Fuse Blown - Peter D
If your car has a twin filament brake and side ligh bulb then check on if them has not shorted inside. Regards Peter
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Tue 19 Jan 2010 18:16
04 - 2.2 diesel - Sidelight Fuse Blown - Altea Ego
is the fog light in the same cluster as the brake lights? sounds like a earth fault.
Pull all the bulbs out of the affected cluster and clean the contacts and metal bulb bodies.
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Tue 19 Jan 2010 22:38
04 - 2.2 diesel - Sidelight Fuse Blown - Peter.N.
Do both bulbs light up at full brightness? If not its probably a bad earth as mentioned in the last post
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