Does Exhaust brake activate brake lights?

FIRE UP wrote:
Well Gang,
I kind-a goofed up by saying or, insinuating that I give the exhaust brake a break by applying the brakes. In reality, what I meant was, I hit the brakes, not hard enough to stop or, throw us through the windshield but, enough that, I can then touch my foot on the accelerator to temporarily shut down the e-brake. Now, this is only done for a few seconds at a time and, I don't gain much speed while I do this process.

My reasoning is, you're building pressure in that section of the exhaust manifold and, the engine and manifold is already hot in that area. Anytime you compress air, you heat it. And, it's already hot to begin with. So, if I can let that pressure off, even for just a few seconds, I can cut down on that heat in that immediate area and, as we all know, to relieve heat, is a good thing.

Then, the e-brake is put back into effect. This is just something I do, I'm not asking anyone to do it or, agree with it. Sorry for the wrong impression. I should have explained it better in the first place. Even if there is, in fact, no need to do this process, it makes me feel better about how I preserve engine parts etc.
Scott

What you are doing is wearing out your brakes. You are defeating the whole purpose of what the exhaust brake is all about. That is the purpose of the exhaust brake to save wear on the brake shoes. But we are getting off the original thread here. The question was, are your stop lights suppose to light up when you apply the Pac brake. The answer on my coach is YES.