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Subject Topic: Caravan Brake lights staying on Post Reply Post New Topic
12/8/2012 at 7:58pm
 Location: Edinburgh
 Outfit: Lunar Quasar 546
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Hi, just towed our caravan home to discover the caravan brake lights are permanently on. Not sure when this happened. We were only an hour away and tested all our lights before setting off without any apparent issues.

I'm going to call the people who fitted our tow bar tomorrow but just wondered of anyone else had any experience of this or advice they could share.

Thanks in advance!


12/8/2012 at 9:30pm
 Location: Midlands
 Outfit: Mondeo Avondale Gram
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Do the cars lights work properly when hitched and unhitched?

13 pin or 7 pin socket or sockets?



12/8/2012 at 10:42pm
 Location: Edinburgh
 Outfit: Lunar Quasar 546
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Both the left and right brake lights of the car are working but the high level centre brake light at the top of my rearview window is not working. I'll need to get the bulb for that replaced.

I have two 7 pin sockets which I attach an adapter to for the 13 pin socket on the caravan.

Thanks


13/8/2012 at 1:08am
 Location: Midlands
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I wonder if its the adapter?

I did think the 7 pin wont have any power feed unless the brakes are on. But the 13 pin does.

I think you have a wiring issue on the adapter.

Can you plug the car into someone elses 7 pin caravan socket?

Or get someone else to try the adapter on their van.



13/8/2012 at 8:46am
 Location: West Lothian
 Outfit: Kia Ceed & Adria Altea 542 DK
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I had something simular...

On my last car I fitted the Towbar and electrics.  I had a TT at the time and light functioned perfectly.  Got the C'van and connected up.  went to test lights and problem, the tail lights stayed on when I put the fogs on to test. (immediatly thought it was my wiring skill)

I could not even get them to go off without first removing the fuse inside the caravan that is used for charging the battery whilst driving.

long story short... it turned out to be the adaptor (7-13pin) I got from the caravan stockest.  It was wired wrongly and had the fog light from the car going to the battery charge on the c'van.  Still not sure how the tail lights were coming on!!

 



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13/8/2012 at 10:27am
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 Outfit: Coachman Pastiche
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2 possibilities jump out. One is that the wrong bulb is fitted to the caravan and it is shorting the sidelight circuit and stop light circuit together. The other option is that a relay has welded its contacts together after being sat in traffic with the brake lights on


13/8/2012 at 9:25pm
 Location: Edinburgh
 Outfit: Lunar Quasar 546
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Thanks for the replies. The caravan is not kept at our house so it will be Sunday before I'll be able to check out the adaptor and test the car on another caravan. My instinct is that it may be the adaptor as the socket on it has been hard to connect to the caravan in the past and needed adjusting. Will post back with how I get on at the weekend.

Thanks again.


14/8/2012 at 9:00pm
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i take it youve checked there not staying on, on you car too


14/8/2012 at 10:43pm
 Location: Edinburgh
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Yeah, that was the first thing we checked. The car brake lights are both fine. I know where you're coming from though - sometimes it's the most obvious thing that gets overlooked!



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