Brake lights.

[andrewsmith199322]

I have 2 different profiles on Ats. One of them the brake lights will light up auromatically when the jakes come on and on the other profile they work properly and don't light up automatically. Any idea what could cause this? Ive checked settings but find anything.

[Madkine]

Actually for steam profiles, the config file is at:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\"Your user number"\227300\remote\profiles\<profileid>

[FurBall]

Yep, you're right. I was thinking of the controls file.

[andrewsmith199322]

I can't find the 227300 file and my profiles

[andrewsmith199322]

I also do not have the labtop connected to the internet

[andrewsmith199322]

I dont have either one

[AyMazingATS]

Let me take a stab at this. When you are running the cruise...when the jake comes on..brake lights also comes on.

When this happens do you notice an orange light come on too?

If it does...then that transmission has a retarder which does activate the brake lights when in use.

The engine brake on it's own will not cause the brake lights to be activated.

[andrewsmith199322]

No orange light but i am running a retarder transmission

[andrewsmith199322]

I can have the cruise off and just let of the throttle and jakes come on causing the brake lights to come on. About to swap trans and see if it changes

[andrewsmith199322]

Still does it after swapping the trans to non retarder

[AyMazingATS]

That is the reason that brake lights are coming on with the jake.

Change to a non-retarder transmission and the problem of brake lights coming on will go away.


ETA: Letting off the fuel and the brake lights become active sounds like retarder is on automatic, or it is currently on. Check your keybinds for retarder control. Find the decrease and tap it a few times with the truck running.

[andrewsmith199322]

That didn't make a difference.

I figured it out. Went to documents- ats-profiles that didn't have and wording or numbers after it and changed the brake light all from a 1 to a 0.
I was going into the wrong profiles folder. There were so many different ones to choose from. I only have 2 profiles but mulitple foldera for them

[Madkine]

Originally posted by andrewsmith199322:

I can't find the 227300 file and my profiles

Apologies the correct number is 270880 (227300 is ETS2).

[Fury6]

Originally posted by andrewsmith199322:

I don't want them to light up unless i hit the brakes like its realistically suppose to be.[...]

Actually, both behaviours are realistic. Some trucks IRL are set up to light up the brake lights whenever the retarder is in operation, others aren't.