ORSMBA ORSM Ford Cruisers! Legacy Donating Member 319 Member For: 21y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/08/05 01:35 PM Posted 21/08/05 01:35 PM Installed a nice set of LED Tail Lamps into my XR6 and found that the cruise control doesnt engage when you have the light on. Seems it must be sensing the lack of current that the LED lamp draw. Anyone know why the hell this would be the case?ThanksMatt
mattyc Member 141 Member For: 23y 11m 12d Posted 21/08/05 01:53 PM Posted 21/08/05 01:53 PM Installed a nice set of LED Tail Lamps into my XR6 and found that the cruise control doesnt engage when you have the light on. Seems it must be sensing the lack of current that the LED lamp draw. Anyone know why the hell this would be the case?ThanksMatt<{POST_SNAPBACK}>How did you wire up the LED (ie what power source are they using). COuld be dependant on that?
GOLDIE My new toy Legacy Donating Member 5,344 Member For: 23y 5m Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 21/08/05 07:21 PM Posted 21/08/05 07:21 PM This is the same as the au criuse control will not work if the stop tail bulbs do not draw enougth current like bulbs blown.Ian
ORSMBA ORSM Ford Cruisers! Legacy Donating Member 319 Member For: 21y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/08/05 08:13 PM Author Posted 21/08/05 08:13 PM Goldie: Yeah seems to be the case but it just seems weird why the cruise is dependent on whether you have current draw on the globes.Mattyc: The LED's are direct globe replacements.
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 21y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 21/08/05 09:47 PM Posted 21/08/05 09:47 PM You might have to add some additional bulbs - and light up the inside of the boot to make it happy.
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 22y 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 22/08/05 01:15 AM Posted 22/08/05 01:15 AM But it doesn't make sense, the bulbs don't draw any current when you dont have the lights on or your foot on the brake...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 23y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 22/08/05 02:15 AM Posted 22/08/05 02:15 AM So your saying the cruise control wont set when you have your lights on?If the cruise control is set, then when you place your foot on the brake your setting is cancelled. Maybe it senses the current draw in the light circuit to know the brake has been applied.Just a quick guess.
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 21y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 22/08/05 03:34 AM Posted 22/08/05 03:34 AM I would think it is more a means of warning the driver that a bulb is out - maybe it does it for any of the headlights/tailights.
xrdreaming Legacy Donating Member 1,693 Member For: 23y 7m 24d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/08/05 06:57 AM Posted 22/08/05 06:57 AM I would say that the cruise might check the brake circuit before it engages and when it can't see the brake globes drawing current when it does it's test, it won't let you turn it on as it assumes the brakes are not working.
GOLDIE My new toy Legacy Donating Member 5,344 Member For: 23y 5m Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 22/08/05 10:41 AM Posted 22/08/05 10:41 AM I would say that the cruise might check the brake circuit before it engages and when it can't see the brake globes drawing current when it does it's test, it won't let you turn it on as it assumes the brakes are not working.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hey dreaming you are right it is for safety as the criuse is disengaged by the brake light circiutIan
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