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Installed a nice set of LED Tail Lamps into my XR6 and found that the cruise control doesnt engage when you have the light on. Seems it must be sensing the lack of current that the LED lamp draw. Anyone know why the hell this would be the case?

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Installed a nice set of LED Tail Lamps into my XR6 and found that the cruise control doesnt engage when you have the light on.  Seems it must be sensing the lack of current that the LED lamp draw.  Anyone know why the hell this would be the case?

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Matt

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How did you wire up the LED (ie what power source are they using). COuld be dependant on that?

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This is the same as the au criuse control will not work if the stop tail bulbs do not draw enougth current like bulbs blown.

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Goldie: Yeah seems to be the case but it just seems weird why the cruise is dependent on whether you have current draw on the globes.

Mattyc: The LED's are direct globe replacements.

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But it doesn't make sense, the bulbs don't draw any current when you dont have the lights on or your foot on the brake...

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So your saying the cruise control wont set when you have your lights on?

If the cruise control is set, then when you place your foot on the brake your setting is cancelled. Maybe it senses the current draw in the light circuit to know the brake has been applied.

Just a quick guess.

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I would think it is more a means of warning the driver that a bulb is out - maybe it does it for any of the headlights/tailights.

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I would say that the cruise might check the brake circuit before it engages and when it can't see the brake globes drawing current when it does it's test, it won't let you turn it on as it assumes the brakes are not working.

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I would say that the cruise might check the brake circuit before it engages and when it can't see the brake globes drawing current when it does it's test, it won't let you turn it on as it assumes the brakes are not working.

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Hey dreaming you are right it is for safety as the criuse is disengaged by the brake light circiut

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