A handbrake warning light was a feature on the '76 TR6 only.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Bob Lang wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Apr 1998 rgb@exact.com wrote:
>
> >
> > A little argument here over brake lights!
> >
> > > As for the light glowing when the hand brake is on - I'm afraid not.
> > > This was not a feature of the TR6.
> >
> > >Mine definitely glows when the handbrake is on and the ignition is
> > in the On position.
> >
> >
> > This appears to be a feature of the last cars, my 74 doesn't,
> > my 76 does... do not have a 75...
>
> I checked the schematics (all of them) in the Bentley manual last night.
> Well, it was either that or do my taxes - so the manual won!
>
> At any rate, the later schematics (listed as applying to 75 - 76 TR6)
> indicates that there is a handbrake switch. The '74 that I have (an early
> one - CF14111) does not have one and the '72 and the '69 in my yard do not
> have a hand brake switch either.
>
> So, the handbrake light only applies to later cars.
>
> Incidentally, I don't completely trust the schematics in the Bentley
> manual. As an example, it says that my car has an ammeter. My car does
> not have an ammeter, it has the "battery indicator" or voltmeter. I'll
> also point out that when I debug most electrical things in my car, I use
> the schematic for the 75 - 76, as it most closely indicates what my car
> actually has (except for the hand brake indicator). It's on page 17 of
> the manual.
>
> See ya,
> rml
>
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