Traction and Hill Descent Lights on? - Freelander1 - Quick Fix for “The Two Amigos”

A common problem that anybody can fix quickly, caused by a worn brake switch or a blown fuse. It’s a common problem on the Freelander1, but is cheap to fix with a new switch that takes about a minute to replace. Or a change of fuse. No collection of Freelander fixing videos would be complete without this one. It’s commonly refers to as the two Amigos, i.e. two lights on.

It’s often described on forums but just for completeness here is the fix video. The brake switch can be repaired as shown here. Sometimes there is a break that can be fixed by soldering (happened to me on another car) sometimes its just worn out as in this case. On this fix interestingly it was also caused by a blown fuse (F2 in drivers side inside fuse box) probably caused by a trailer attachment. Fuse hasn’t blown since being replaced. A new switch always seems to be best as even after fixing both the fuse and the brake switch the lights would just occasionally come on again. Changing the brake switch for a new one fixed it completely with no more lights.

There are other possible reasons for these lights, along with “the three amigos” of HDC, TC and ABS lights on. By far the most common fault is a worn brake switch but for more details and a look up table of indicated faults see this forum page: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/difference-between-3-or-2-amigos.320501/

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