Brake light curiosity

[callum]

Hi folks,
I have just noticed that the brake light operates with no key in the ignition. Peculiar. It works as normal, so isn't flickering on with anything else and only comes on when the pedal is pressed.
So...i assume it is one of the following...
1)standard on a Bongo
2)the fact i replaced the tail lights for LED's on Sunday
3) the brake light is connected to one of the circuits i swapped to the leisure battery (i bought a kit off of Rooster on the other forum)
4) i have a funny electrical fault somewhere but had not noticed and the car will self destruct in .8 seconds.

I can of course refit thw original bulbs to rule out the LED isea, but just thought i'd ask the question!
Cheers!

[Gefail]

Hello,
As I understand, as part of warning to other motorists, the brake, hazard, side and high beam as well as the horn do not run through the ignition circuit on all vehicles. Just tried it on my Mazda 6
Cheers, David.

[cmm303]

Standard.
So ... if you pack stuff in the footwells when camping (like us) make sure you don't flatten the battery with the brake pressed for the night. Fortunately we spotted the red glow in good time!

[mikeWalsall]

Walking across a car boot field I was a bit worried when from a distance I noticed my brake lights going on and off ..

Hurried myself up .. got there .. to find my Staffy trying to get comfortable in the drivers foot well ..

I think having the dip / headlights permanent live lights is a crappy idea ..

I am quite deaf and cannot hear the 'lights on' beeper and have been caught out a couple of times parking up with my lights on..

[Bob]

Standard on a Bongo, and my MX5.

Downsides as mentioned, and if you're sat in it for a while its easy to rest your foot on the pedal.

[callum]

Well there you go, some new learnings for me!
I guess i only noticed as the LED's are pretty impressively bright!
Thanks for the input!

[redz79]

Hi All
The horn is still live with the ignition off aswell , be carefull not to put your foot on the horn in the middle of the night, makes you real popular on campsites if you do !!!.
rgds Ian

[Titan1995]

We sneakily parked on the beach [over night] at Hayling Island last summer and went into the pub opposite.

I had reversed the Bongo against the sea wall.

It was only late when night fell that we noticed the lovely red glow of the sea wall. I had placed a battery pack in the foot well linked to the cigar lighter, sadly pressing against the brake pedal.

[callum]

My neck of the woods, Titan. I'm in Portsmouth with a nan who has given us free reign of her beach hut on Hayling, which is handy with a 2 year old and a dog. It's like being on holiday but you can almost see my house from the beach!

[nth]

Hello,
As I understand, as part of warning to other motorists, the brake, hazard, side and high beam as well as the horn do not run through the ignition circuit on all vehicles. Just tried it on my Mazda 6
Cheers, David.

The permanent live brake lights seem to be a thing on Jap cars, the majority of modern cars normally have ignition fed brake light circuits.

[Gefail]

Mmm....my Wife has a Renault, I'll test it out.