amber car pic Tc lights on dash

Hi, this forum is a gem!
Firstly plz reply in non landy girl speak as altho i love the black bus i havent got a clue about all the mechanical bits beyond oil, water, tyres n basics.
I have a freelander o4 or o5 (cant remember) and for a few months or so have had very infrequent TC and the little yello/amber car pic come up on the dash. A quick hard jab on the brakes or a stop n restart has always shifted it. But its been more and more frequent. As i need to take my mum away for a holiday in a week or so i have booked it into a garage. So i dont get a long "investigation" type labour charge, what key things should i ask them to look into first...?

cheers guys your hopefully........

(posted this as a reply to HDc thread but realised it prob wasnt helpful as a reply/might not get viewed, so soz about that)

its a manual diesel btw if this makes any difference

Hi
Sounds like it is the usual brake switch failure, I would do that 1st before letting a garage charge you a fortune to do it.
Also be careful as quite often the actual brake lights don't come on when the amber lights are on, could be dangerous.

New part is around £8 for the standard switch, or about £18 for the better revised switch with .
Not difficult to fit, old one unclips and new one clips in .

Have a look at this 'sticky' on the forum ;
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/3-amigo-brake-light-switch-replacement-guide-125617.html

It shows how easy it is.
best of luck ....

Thanks for this
Will get garage to do it as im hobbling about with a knakrd back n dont fancy the twisting n bending. BUT a big thank you .