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WOW! I'm not alone. At least i know whats so "special" about them now.
Mine does the handbrake light thing too. The first few times it did it i had to double check the fluid level! Its identical to how you describe it too, usually when its really hot, its even done it when i've left it with the handbrake off and when i'm going along too. I've found that if you just ease the key back by just the slightest degree(barely even moves) it puts it out.
Theres definately something about them that gives them the special status. My handbrake light stayed on the moment i picked it up from the dealer i got it off, when i pointed it out, the salesman went back to fetch the tech geek, and it went off. He poked around for about ten minutes and decided it must have been one of them things. 3 years later and it still happens. Only really annoying part is having to explain and show everyone that the handbrake is fully off when they notice its only. I did think about dismantling the dash and the clocks, and taking the bulb out - i did this on my 306 when the engine light started flashing randomly, but decided it was too much effort. So its now one of the "special" features of my special. So specials have the problem, but what about other specs
When the wife picked her first jimny up from the dealers, we had only done 40 miles in it, and we lost all the dashboard electrics ... Clock, Radio, Rev counter, warning lights ... the lot.
The dealer had it back for over 8 hours before identifying the cause of the problem was the "Big" connector that connects the dash to the rest of the loom was loose >.. (im not 100% certain on their diagnosis, but the unplugged and re-plugged all the connecting plugs under the dash in and the problem went away)...
still didnt give us heater illumination though.
Will have a look at the heater bulbs when im back in the UK. I have cut out the passenger airbad and removed the actuator, so now I can get right behind the dash with ease.
Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland
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