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    parking brake light won't turn off

    For the last couple of weeks or so, the red light on my dash panel that normally comes on when the parking brake is set will not turn off when I release the parking brake. I presume this is a switch issue. I've never encountered this problem before and I'm wondering where to find the switch.
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    Re: parking brake light won't turn off

    make sure the brake fluid is topped up to the max mark.
    The park brake light is also a low fluid warning light .

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    Re: parking brake light won't turn off

    I had the float switch that's built into the master cylinder cap go bad on one of my master cylinders resulting in the dashboard brake light staying on. I ended up replacing the cap/switch assembly. It was an easy fix.

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    Re: parking brake light won't turn off

    Quote Originally Posted by Hauntd ca3 View Post
    make sure the brake fluid is topped up to the max mark.
    The park brake light is also a low fluid warning light .
    wow what other tricks are there? i was amazed one time my buddy "reset my ecu" by doing something he read. turning on heat hitting horn and pressing brakes or something crazy like that... then i find this haha amazes me really

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    Re: parking brake light won't turn off

    Thought I should let everyone know adding fluid to the brake reservoir solved the problem.
    1988 Accord LX-i 2-door coupe, 205K miles, updated 1/4/18.

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