Vauxhall Meriva brake pedal light on start up

Car: Vauxhall Meriva
Variant: 1.3 cdti
Model Year: 2011
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
when I went to start the car, the brake pedal light came on and the car won't try to start, switch off , took out the key and the light went out, put the key back in and all was ok ... any reasons.? , new owner had the car about 3 week am I doing something wrong?
Posted: Apr 17, 2015 (9 years ago)
Put your foot on the brake!
A lot of cars these days won't even turn over on the key until the brake pedal is pressed.
Or even if one of the brake light bulbs is out.
Posted Apr 21, 2015 (9 years ago)

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