what does it mean when the "Brake light" or "Brake Lamp" show on your dash. and how can i fix this? thank you

 

is your emergency brake on?

 

These threads should help
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/s...28&postcount=7

 

check ur brake fluid level in the resovoir under the hood near the fire wall. My bet is its low on fluid.

 

it means one or more of your rear brake lights are out.

 

ok what years is it cause most likely your pads are low

 

WTF?!?! LOL.

 

really in a 4th gen i know it can mean ur ebrake is up, your low on brake fluid, or you have a brake bulb out (3rd brake light also)

 

I assume its cold where you live.

I just posted this on page #2 of here. Read post #8.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-prelude-4/e-brake-light-my-display-cluster-stays-when-really-cold-outside-2432950/


Also the PP.com link that someone posted here already refers you to a post by me as well.

That would be your fix for it I have to say.

 

dumb question but is the brake resovoir on the passenger side by the fire wall or the driver side. there are two places were i put fluid in, this is a usdm 92 prelude

 

When the brake fluid gets too low, that light goes on... and thats very bad. Take care of that.

 

thats the brake fluid like 97 ej6 just posted. fill it to the brim. I assume you know the differencebetween the e-brake light and the brake lamp lightthat tells you one of you brake lights are out. My 93 Prelude Si has the brake lamp light on all the time due to a faulty ground, not to be confusedwith the emergency brake light.

 

i just need to know if the resivoir os on the driver side and if thats the one that has the filter and sensor. thank you HT for you help so far.

 

Yes it is the bigger of the 2 and that is only if you have a 5spd. The smaller is the clutch fluid res.

I hope you have a 5spd.

 

Wait there's a reservoir on the passengers side?

 

yeah it deff means one of ur tail lights is out.mine light up once and what do u know there was a tail light out. replaced the bulb the light went off

 

What?

It is on the same side as the driver sits. Left hand drive, res on the left side. Right hand drive, res is on the right side.

 

I think people are confusing two different lights. There is the "Brake Lamp" light which tells you when one of your brake lights are out. And then there is the E-brake light which comes on when your E-brake is up or when the brake fluid in the master cylinder reservoir is low.

And technically the abs has a reservoir and is on the passenger side.

 

I believe this is correct. Mine stays on when I start the car for a while then finally goes off after a few miles. I have factory 3rd brakelight in the rear window but also on the spoiler. I don't know which one is connected but one is and one isn't. The one that isn't is causing that light to trigger. My ebrake is certainly not up and brake system is 100%.