General warning light on.....

[Ed209]

Hi guys, got a 1150 adv 2003 and the general warning light is on. Everything working fine including rear stop and tail lights. Is it probably caused by a dodgy bulb? Had the bulb out and the connections are like new? Anything else it could be?

 

[John Armstrong]

Try a new rear bulb as IIRC the system is so clever it uses the brake filament at half power to fool us if the tail light filament fails.

 

[ahutcheon]

+1. It's cheap and easy to replace the bulb, and you can't always see anything wrong with the old one at first glance.

 

[Steptoe]

Remove rear light lens and check that BOTH filaments (rear light and brake) come on when lights are on and brake operated.

 

[ahutcheon]

Remove rear light lens and check that BOTH filaments (rear light and brake) come on when lights are on and brake operated.

Makes sense. I doubt the electronics can tell the difference between a blown filament and a break/bad connection elsewhere in the wiring.

 

[Ed209]

Hi guys, thanks for the replies. I have just replaced the bulb and now all is good so thanks for that Nice to have a cheap quick fix for once