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I have a similar problem. A bright parking brake light indicates your parking brake is engaged. A dimmed parking brake light indicates low brake fluid. Check the fluid ASAP. My parking brake light dims after I release the parking brake and I have checked my fluid carefully. I haven't solved this problem. From the manual it looks like it might be a switch behind the lower dash.

glenmore

1990 LS400

1991 300CE

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A bright parking brake light indicates your parking brake is engaged. A dimmed parking brake light indicates low brake fluid. Check the fluid ASAP. My parking

interesting, my light has one setting: the light is either ON or OFF.........and its the same light

you might have a bad switch in there or bad wire, like you mentioned, cause i've never seen or heard of the light being brighter or dimmer indicating a different problem. <_<

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The parking brake light comes on ocasionally on my 04 LS430 and did the same in my 01 LS430.  I just hit the parking brake release gizmo and it goes away.  It might do it 5-10 times per year.

i hit mine at least 5 times DAILY! the connector fro the parking brake inside the console is loose. :blink:

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you are probably low on Brake fluid......check that first and foremost.......

those sensors in the resevoir are very sensitive, i had that happend b/f and it was only a 1\4 of an inch below and it triggered the light

good luck

you were right on. Added very little fluid and no more light.

thanks

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