reverse light switch

Reverse lights aren't MOT'ble

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On my old Rangey classic, the reverse lamp would flash on whenever you changed gear, scared people at traffic lights! The switch on that was next to the lever on the top of the gbox in the lever housing - might be the spring is worn or needs adjusting. Think it's the same box but might be wrong.

i have exactly the same problem i just hold the gear stick when reversing!
AND NO REVERSE LIGHTS ARE NOT M.O.T TESTABLE! used to be a tester!

yes if reverse lights don't work it fail but he might pass it when he hold the stick etc but to get to it u need to crawl under and by gearbox at the top there is 2 wires plugged into the switch take them off and slight underadjust the nut out and then screw the swith further in and then tighten the tighter nut and plug the the two wires back in and sorted.

Taffy said:

yes if reverse lights don't work it fail

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:frusty: :frusty: :frusty: :frusty: WHAT?Have you not read the followingn or the rest of this thread?

catleydog said:

i have exactly the same problem i just hold the gear stick when reversing!
AND NO REVERSE LIGHTS ARE NOT M.O.T TESTABLE! used to be a tester!

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Goonarmy I have to apologise I wil have to bring this up with my mot tester cos he failed mine on brakes and reverse lights! and reading the mot manual and yes u are right reverse lights are not included the mot I apoloisge a pint of beer is on order for u I soon sorted mine out when I replace the light and changed the dics and pads sorry

Taffy said:

Goonarmy I have to apologise I wil have to bring this up with my mot tester cos he failed mine on brakes and reverse lights! and reading the mot manual and yes u are right reverse lights are not included the mot I apoloisge a pint of beer is on order for u I soon sorted mine out when I replace the light and changed the dics and pads sorry

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Hehe, no worries! Nobody knows everything-and most on here (inc me) know the square route of faff all!Ill take that pint tho- i likes pints as much as ratty like chippies!

Thanks a lot to the biglad, I was gonna ask how to do this as mine stopped working a while ago. Followed his destructions::smash: and was done in about 40 mins.

Landyzone to the rescue once again :dnfnoob:

Reverse lights do not form part of the MOT test. Number plate and other lights will be reqiured to pass tho.

hi. marty here. just wondering where reversing light switch on automatic transmission boxes are located on freelander td4

jdandcoke said:

dads got a p reg 300tdi disco manuel transmission. how do i get to the switch that operates the reversing light. If you was to put it in reverse the lights come on but if you let go of the stick the lights go out even though its still in gear

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Is that a Spanish import transmission then