No brake lights

Tiny
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  • 2005 CADILLAC CTS
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Brake light bulbs good. Fuses all good. Relay good. How to easily check brake switch circuit and ABS circuit pertaining to the brake lights circuitry? Please help. Both very hard to get to. Is there a easy way to check it out in the car? If not a diagram would help. Thanks a lot. Mike.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 AT 5:37 PM

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Tiny
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There really isn't an easy way other than getting to the switch. I attached a few pics showing fuses, switch, wiring and so on.

Take a look at pic 1. You see where power starts at the fuse. Power is then supplied through a relay to the brake light switch via the orange wire in pic 2. From there it goes through the module to the switch (see arrows) and when the brake light switch is closed, power flows back to the joint connector and distributed to the lights.(pic 3)

What you need to do is access the switch and confirm there is power available at the yellow wire and when the switch is closed, power flows out the white wire. (pic 2)

Here are a few links you may find helpful. Also, please confirm the fuses are not only good, but also they have power to them.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-car-fuse-works

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

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Let me know if this helps or if you have other questions.

Joe

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Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 AT 9:13 PM

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