23 · Diagnostics

Parking brake on warning light

Make: Fiat
Model: Panda Factory Service Manual
Year: 2003–2012
Section: Instrument panel › Parking brake on warning light

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Fault diagnosisParking brake on warning light

PARKING BRAKE ON WARNING LIGHT

The warning light stays on even when the handbrake is off.

A parking brake warning light activation command is sent by the switch on the lever to the Body Computer Node, which makes it available to the Instrument Panel Node via the B-CAN.

1	CHECKING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT	All OK	Problems met	Operation
		Results of the tests
	Check the earth insulation of the wiring between Parking Brake lever switch and Body Computer.	Continue to Step 2	Wiring not insulated	Renew the wiring See E4010 INSTRUMENT PANEL
2	SWITCH CHECK	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check the condition of the switch on the parking brake lever	Continue to Step 3	Faulty switch	Replace switch Op. 5550D18
3	CHECK WITH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Connect the diagnostic equipment and check, the operation of the parking brake warning light, in active diagnosis, at the Instrument Panel Node	Continue to Step 4	The warning light does not flash	Replace instrument panel Op. 5560B11
4	CHECK WITH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Keep the tester connected and check parameter plausibility on the Body Computer	Continue to Step 5	Parameter not plausible	Replace the Body Computer Op. 5505A32
5	CHECK ON CORRECT OPERATION	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check that the fault is no longer present	End of diagnosis

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