Why can't the rear tail lights of the car be turned off and they keep staying on?
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If the rear tail lights of the car cannot be turned off and keep staying on, it might be due to a circuit malfunction. Here is some relevant information about car lights: 1. Introduction: Car lights refer to the lamps on a vehicle, serving as tools for road illumination during nighttime driving and as signaling devices for various driving indications. 2. Categories: Generally, they are divided into headlights, tail lights, turn signals, etc. 3. Halogen lamps: Essentially, they are a special type of incandescent lamp. Their principle involves the resistor heating up when current passes through it, emitting blackbody radiation in the visible light spectrum when the temperature is sufficiently high. Without halogens, ordinary incandescent lamps of such high power would have a very short lifespan, making them impractical. Halogen lamps have been widely used in the field of automotive lighting.
That day my taillights also acted up like this. After struggling for a while, I found out it was the switch near the brake pedal that got stuck. If you sit in the driver's seat and look down at the area above the brake pedal, there's a rubber button gasket - this part is particularly prone to crumbling in older cars. When this thing breaks, the switch gets stuck in the powered position, turning your taillights into permanent running lights. Temporary fix is simple: pinch the switch's telescoping rod, pull it all the way back and release - this can temporarily reset it. But you should replace the gasket ASAP. You can buy a thick rubber pad from a hardware store for a few bucks and cut it yourself, or get a specialized part from an auto parts market. For those handy with tools, it's a ten-minute job.
