Does Exhaust brake activate brake lights?
I have a 2008 Monaco Diplomat and when the Exhaust Brake activates my brake lights don't come on. I mention this because in my 2005 Cayman the Exhaust Brake activated the motor home brake lights so th...
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uncle t wrote:
06 Monaco knight. mine come on. if they are on and you hit the brakes and the guy behind you runs into you, he was following way way way too close.
So how does this "guy" know you have hit your brakes when you brake lights were already on? Is not the purpose of the brake lights to warn following drivers that you have apply the brakes. With the brake lights already on you have taken this warning away. I beleive if you dig a little deeper you will find that FMVSS regulations reference these as "Stop Lights" not brake lights. I don't know of any engine brake that will stop a vehicle.
