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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: sneakypenguin on 14 January 2009, 14:15:55

Title: auto box having a tantrum
Post by: sneakypenguin on 14 January 2009, 14:15:55

Right, for the last week or so I've jumped in the car and pressed the brake pedal to select drive and it won't move. normally turning off/on the engine cures this but not today. Tried for the last 10mins but it will not budge. When I lift the release thing on the gear knob I can hear a clicking from the fuse panel under the steering wheel. Any ideas what has hapened? thanks

Title: Re: auto box having a tantrum
Post by: RobG on 14 January 2009, 14:42:02

Sounds like brake switch behind pedal playing up :y

Title: Re: auto box having a tantrum
Post by: sneakypenguin on 14 January 2009, 14:43:13

Is that easy to get at/fix?

Title: Re: auto box having a tantrum
Post by: RobG on 14 January 2009, 14:48:06

Behind the brake pedal at top of pedal arm :y

Title: Re: auto box having a tantrum
Post by: sneakypenguin on 14 January 2009, 14:50:02

what am I looking for? This is my first auto car so an idiot's guide would be helpful lol

Title: Re: auto box having a tantrum
Post by: RobG on 14 January 2009, 14:57:00

Look up under brake pedal you will see a switch that is activated when pedal pressed. It works the brake lights and also releases the gearlever interlock. Click on this link, go to page 139 and you can see where the interlock microswitch is located under gear lever gaiter.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.reynolds983/Manuals/Omega2002Manual.pdf

Title: Re: auto box having a tantrum
Post by: sneakypenguin on 14 January 2009, 15:09:04

cheers mate, gotta go to work now but will have a good look later on.