View Full Version : brake light on all the time...
Warwick5s
09-22-2002, 09:51 AM
does that e-brake light also function as a brake system warning light? if so, what does it monitor?
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HippoSleek
09-22-2002, 10:18 AM
Yes it is a warning indicator. It usually means your brake fluid is low. BUT - unless you have a leak (unlikely or the pedal would go to the floor) - it generally means that you need new brakes. If you don't know how to check and replace brakes, either take it to a shop or learn now.
Warwick5s
09-22-2002, 10:22 AM
wow - it's a brake wear indicator too? NICE. (i'm not used to all these new fangled computerized indicators and whatnot)
and yeah i can do brakes - i owned volkswagens for the past 6 years, so i can fix everything <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> (because i spent more time fixing it than driving it) <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>
HippoSleek
09-22-2002, 12:25 PM
lol - thanks to owning a VW first, I became very familiar w/ automotive repair at an early age...
But yes - in essence it is a wear indicator. The reason being that when the pads get worn, there is less material (duh) - which means that the fluid is pushing the pads further - which means that there is more fluid needed in the lines to cover the greated distance - which means that there is less is the resevoir - which causes the light to come on.
BTW: this is why you never add brake fluid. If you do - you're left to hope that you hear squealing b/f you destroy the rotors and freeze the calipers.
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