when pressing hatch buttom, emergency brake light comes on?
is this normal or do i have a cross somewhere

e brake like works when e brake pulled and released fine.


also, when i put my car into reverse, the 2 lights under the mirror come on. is this normal as well?

 

I have the same exact problem with reverse in my car. I switched mirrors, from the auto dimming one to the regular one with the map lights. I'm guessing that has something to do with it.

 

I was checking out some wiring diagrams and i think i figured out the reverse thing with the map lights. When in reverse the the gear selector switch sends a signal (i'm guessing 12v) to the automatic day/night mirrors (lt. green wire) , if you originally had the automatic day/night mirror and replaced it with a regular mirror (like I did), then some wiring might have to be changed. I'm gonna take a look at it tomorrow. I'll let you know.

 

I haven't fixed my reverse problem yet but i think i figured it out. I'm going to cut the light grean wire near the splce and connect that to the courtesy light circuit so that when I open my doors my map lights go on.

I was looking through diagrams and figured this one might help you out.

 

I've heard that the green wire w/the auto dimming mirror does exactly what you describe. It's supposed to cut out the dimming deal when you hit reverse--so you can see where you're going.
I saw this on a tech article.

 

I fixed the map light problem today. I realized earlier that i couldnt' tap into the courtesy light circuit because there is constant power to it. It works by the door jam switch grounding it when the door is open. So if i was to tap into that circuit it would be on all the time. But i found a simple solution to it, there is a connector behind the drivers side kick panel. Look for a lt green wire and find the connector on it. Once you do just disconnect it and the map lights won't go on when in reverse anymore.

 

they won't go on in reverse... or they won't go on at all
i dislike electrical, if they wont come on at all, ill leave it as is

 

When i disconnected the green wire it just stops it from going on when in reverse. It still works when i use the switch on the mirror.