zeltus
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I have an 2002 R1150GSA and the dashboard warning light (the lower of the two red ones) comes on and stays on - a steady light - this indicates the ECU(?) thinks the rear brake bulb has blown.
But it hasn't - the brake light works fine. I did replace the rear brake microswitch after that packed up this winter (£40! are you mad?) and that went well - the bike behaved itself all Spring (such as it was) until now.
Since I am happy the brakes (and the brake lights) are working as they should, what can I do to tell the ECU (I guess it is the ECU that is complaiing about all this, isn't it?) that it isn't a problem and please turn the warning light off.
The lo-tech solution of removing the dashboard bulb would work, but I don't want to go that route - I would rather plug in a resistor or diode or something that did the trick - and to do that, I need to understand what signal the ECU is (or is not) receiving that makes it think there is a fault. I guess I am more interested in knowing these gory details than anything else, hence the wish not to go down the remove-the-bulb route... that, and not wishing to look like a cowboy.
Has anyone any suggestions?
But it hasn't - the brake light works fine. I did replace the rear brake microswitch after that packed up this winter (£40! are you mad?) and that went well - the bike behaved itself all Spring (such as it was) until now.
Since I am happy the brakes (and the brake lights) are working as they should, what can I do to tell the ECU (I guess it is the ECU that is complaiing about all this, isn't it?) that it isn't a problem and please turn the warning light off.
The lo-tech solution of removing the dashboard bulb would work, but I don't want to go that route - I would rather plug in a resistor or diode or something that did the trick - and to do that, I need to understand what signal the ECU is (or is not) receiving that makes it think there is a fault. I guess I am more interested in knowing these gory details than anything else, hence the wish not to go down the remove-the-bulb route... that, and not wishing to look like a cowboy.
Has anyone any suggestions?
