348 Back Up Lights

have you tried to actuate the switch manually? There is a rod that the gear shift lever hits when you put the lever in reverse. It is accessible, and even more so witht he shift gate up. Try pushing it in manually, making sure it is thrown all the way, possibly your gear lever isn't throwing it far enough for some reason.

Vincent.

 

Replace the switch in which you refered to above. 100% possitive.

Dan

 

Ken: I just saw this thread, and there is some slight misinformation here. The "rear fog lights" are NOT the same things as the back-up lights, so if you are checking the fuse for the rear fog lights, it is not the same fuse as used by the back-up lights. In the manual, fuse #7 in the step pad box controls the turn signals and the back-ups, so if your turn signals are working but the back-ups are not, it could not be a fuse problem. The rear fog lights are controlled by fuse #24.

The rear fog lights are not hooked up on cars for the USA market. In the European market, there is a switch in the blank location next to the front fog light switch, and this controls the rear fog lights. You turn them on to give your car extra visibility from behind in heavy fog conditions. On USA cars, the portion of the rear tail light assembly that would be used for the rear fog lights is simply a reflector, although there is a bulb there.

If your back-up lights are still inoperative, first check to make sure you are checking the correct bulbs (the ones behind the white lens). Then check for power to the switch with a test light. If no power, it might be unplugged. If you have power, make sure the power gets to the output side when the rod is pressed. Should be easy to diagnose.

 

Might also add that if the switch is bad, you could probably rig up a switch from the auto parts store that would do the job for a fraction of the price of the original Ferrari switch. It's just a pushbutton.