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Had a problem with my MK4 a few weeks ago Coming home from work I braked coming up to a roundabout and the brake warning light came on and stayed on. The next morning when I turned on the ignition the light was off but came on as soon as I touched the brake pedal and remained on. Thinking I may have had a worn pad I jacked the car up and checked all the pads and they were all OK Just as an after thought I got someone to press the brake pedal whilst I stood at the rear of the car and there was the problem, the off side brake light bulb was off Bulb replaced - problem sorted Hope this may be of some help to you

Steve Even though the car started OK I decided not to mess around and went out and bought a new Bosch Silver Battery from my local motor factors, got it back home and guess what, it was too long to fit in the battery tray. I removed the old battery to get the actual dimensions ( not the dimensions of the battery cover ) I refitted the original battery before going back to get one of the correct dimensions and yes youve guessed it, everything started working perfectly. This seems to tie in with your advice to disconnect the battery for a few minutes to clear the ecus and memories, I suppose in effect what has happened is that something has re booted. I still bought a new Bosch Silver Battery and have put it on charge and will fit it tomorrow. Thanks for the help Steve, its much appreciated Mel

Hi Steve Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the reply. The battery on the car was almost new when I bought it, however I did have to charge it up over the Christmas period as the car had been stood for a while, since then it hasn’t been a problem. I’ve had a look at the 120amp fuse as you suggested and all looks to be OK. What’s confusing me is that the problem showed up after a 70 mile drive, most similar type problems I have read about on forums tend to have arisen when the car is totally flat and has been jumped off or the battery charger has been connected incorrectly. Thanks again Mel

Hi I’m wondering if anyone can help me out ? Been out yesterday in my 1998 LS400 everything was working as normal, I parked the car and locked it using the remote. Upon returning the remote didn’t seem to have any affect on the car bur it did light up when you pushed the unlock or lock buttons. I opened the drivers door and the car horns started to sound but I was still able to start the car, after a while the horn stopped sounding and I was able to drive the car. When I got home I have noticed the following things, The steering wheel does not detract when you remove the ignition key, The central locking doesn’t work when using the key in the drivers door, The electric windows have stopped working, The interior lights don’t work when the door is opened, The seat belt height adjuster switches don’t work, And the headlights don’t switch of as usual when in auto mode Any thoughts would be much appreciated Thanks Mel