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blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17823

Sorry, no photos. The switch is very well hidden! The workshop manual for the Puma says that to get to the switch you ned to remove the gear levers and then the floor panel that forms the transmission tunnel, but this looks to me to be a real PITA, especially with carpets in the way. The - much easier - way I got at mine was to remove the cubby box between the seats, peel back the carpet on the seat box (there are two pieces of carpet on the box, one on the right and one the left, so there is a longitudinal join at the cetnre - very handy) then remove the access panel in the box itself (five screws, then 'break' the sealant to lift the panel out). The reverse light switch can then be seen (if you stick your head in the hole between the seats) and accessed with a 22mm open-ended spanner. It is located on the top left hand side of the gearbox, perhaps two or three inches forward from the front of the seat box. The switch is clearly visible, and it is the only switch in the vicinty so you can't really mistake it. It still isn't easy to get at, but it is at least possible. The connector on the switch has one of those press-to-release-a-catch type clips, so squeeze the flat sides together with your fingers before pulling. Hope this helps.

2nd Nov 2010 12:45pm

custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20889	That's brilliant Blackwolf thank-you
2nd Nov 2010 1:58pm

blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17823	konabikes11 wrote: That's brilliant Blackwolf thank-you You're welcome, glad to be of service! Let us know how you get on.
2nd Nov 2010 3:36pm

custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20889

Well still haven't bothered to get it sorted just yet But for some random reason the reversing light decided to spring into life today well for a day then stopped again i'm thinking either something is loose or the switch is getting stuck or something Either way got to go dealers soon anyway so probably get it sorted at the same time (hand brake re-call) Either way when it is working is there any brighter bulbs or LED's anyone can recommend?

18th Apr 2011 8:35pm

bartsimp Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: France Posts: 41	Hi, It looks like I have the same issue, i'll be swapping with fog light tomorrow but fuse (n°14) and bulb are both ok.
18th Jan 2012 10:18pm

custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20889	bartsimp wrote: Hi, It looks like I have the same issue, i'll be swapping with fog light tomorrow but fuse (n°14) and bulb are both ok. I could never work it out myself so went to main dealer and they fixed it for free
18th Jan 2012 10:33pm

bartsimp Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: France Posts: 41	Ok, and you don't know what they did at all?
18th Jan 2012 10:40pm

custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20889	I'm afraid that I forgot to ask at the time. By my own conclusion I think it was the switch on the gearbox either stuck loose or faulty. I checked and tested everything else out that I could. either way they took no time fixing it so doubt it's much wrong. Good luck
18th Jan 2012 10:54pm

bartsimp Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: France Posts: 41	Ok, interesting it was a fast fix on their side. Thanks
18th Jan 2012 11:17pm

bartsimp Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: France Posts: 41	I tried all combinations of lights swapping during lunch and no luck... I'll try to look under the car but looks like the contactor is at fault.
19th Jan 2012 3:27pm

SteveS Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Devon & Berkshire Posts: 388

Had a similar problem with mine when the switch didn't work one day. Checked the bulb resistance, did the bulb swap - bulb OK. Checked the voltage present on the connector pins - occasionally got 8V rather than 12V - and appeared to be high source resistance - ie not enough grunt to light the bulb. Looked at where the switch is and the difficulty of getting to it .......put it down for a job for another day. In the meantime noticed that the light lit sometimes but not others - so thought intermittent connection. Put my hand up and wiggled the connector a bit. Not sure this actually worked but after going in and out of gear about 20 or 30 times....the fault cleared. Strangely there was never the flicker you expect with an intermittent - it was either on or off and wasn't affected by wiggling the gearstick or engine load/movement. So summary - I put my problem down to the fact that the switch contacts just got stuck or did not work properly. Having not seen the switch does anyone know if it is mechanically actuated - ie the gearbox pushes a button/closes contacts or whether it is a reed switch/magnetically operated? At the last warranty service had LR look at it - no fault found, but they did change the bulb as a precaution

19th Jan 2012 8:24pm

bartsimp Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: France Posts: 41	Here's what it looks like on the outside From workshop manual, pages 957 to 960
19th Jan 2012 8:34pm

SteveS Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Devon & Berkshire Posts: 388	bartsimp wrote: Here's what it looks like on the outside From workshop manual, pages 957 to 960 Doesn't help solve my question thanks
20th Jan 2012 7:41pm

blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17823	SteveS wrote: Having not seen the switch does anyone know if it is mechanically actuated - ie the gearbox pushes a button/closes contacts or whether it is a reed switch/magnetically operated? Mechanical.
21st Jan 2012 12:22am

custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20889

I found since having an LED bulb it was working great all bar I'm not happy with the brightness. I then changed back to the 21w filament bulb and it stopped working again. Today I took my rear step off to check it all out with the multimeter also and found everything present and correct power to all terminals nothing loose ect. I tried not one but two filament bulbs 21w ones both in working order and nothing at all yet I put in the LED and it works. Am I using the wrong wattage bulbs or something?

25th May 2012 5:15pm

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