I was the one with the diodes but tat was to keep the circuit from back feeding into the third brake light (with the running lights on)and into the FRONT parking lights when applying the brakes. I busted out laughing on that one when I put the brakes on and saw the front markers come on.
The ABS and traction control unit monitors the brake lamp circuit and it is seriously messing with it when it does not see the correct load from the proper bulb. So the traction control is kicking in why the car is bogging down.
As an emergency you can key off and it will temporarily reset and go with normal power after key back on, but soon it will figure it out again
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 66.3 mpg (US) ... 28.2 km/L ... 3.5 L/100 km ... 79.7 mpg (Imp)