brake warning light, red light at top of left dashboard gauge Options

[dlindzey]

I think it is a brake warning light and from what I have read it subserves two functions. If still on after the engine starts either parking brake is on or you have brake failure. In my case parking brake is not on and brakes seem to work ok. It came on a few months ago and then went off and I thought might be a short so I have just not used the parking brake for months. Today it is on again and won't go off.

There is not much working space around the parking brake so I never did find the little button that is activated/deactivated for the parking brake.

Anyone know what I am talking about or have any suggestions for trouble shooting the matter? TIA dll-----I forgot 1971 model

[Ishley]

Pull the seat all the way forward. On the track on the opposite side of the handle… reach under the seat feeling along the track. There is a small metal button thing that has to be push up towards the seat bottom… while you push forward on the seat with your other hand. Careful it’s easy to get your fingers pinched. You’ll know when it’s released. The seat will then slide forward off the track and you can remove it.

The parking brake light switch is in the crossmember at the bottom of the brake when it’s in the down position. When the handle is up the switch is closed and the ground is fed back to the circuit and the light illuminates. You should be able to push the switch with your finger. It might be that the brake handle is not contacting it properly or it could be a bad switch. There is a little screw you take out… and you can work the switch out.