"John Edwards" <ssri1@hotmail.com> wrote

> I have a 1998 honda accord V6. I have a strange problem, the battery
> indicator light in the dashboard lights up (along with the symbol of
> the car with all doors open) while the car is running whenever I try to
> set the parking brake.
> When I referred to the honda manual that I have, it says the battery
> indicator light will only light up on the dashboard (while the engine
> is running ) only if the charging system is failing to charge the
> battery.
> I am unable to believe that the charging system is dying as whenever I
> release my parking brake, the indicator disappears and reappears when I
> try to engage the parking brake again.
> My question is, what has the parking brake to do with the battery
> indicator in the dashboard ?

The hand brake switch sends a ground signal into the instrument unit, possibly
crossing over to the system check line.

I had a bizarre problem like this on a 97 BMW. It was so distracting that
I had to remove and re-install the instrument unit from the dash and the
problem was gone.