Parking Brake Light

[aimre]

Hey,

i know the parking brakre light comes on the dash when there something wrong with the brake system... but what?

I though i might have low fluid but its a few mm above the minimum line. Might it be shorting??

It only used to come on around sharp bends, then about 2-3 days later, its mostly on

thanks

[EG5[KRT]]

top up the fluid anyways.. the sensor in the reservoir is just probably at its lowest position therefore turning on the light..

otherwise ur hand brake switch could b faulty ..

also on some old cars if u had a brake light out it woudl also come up...

[aimre]

i know its not the hand brake, coz it get SLIGHTLY brighter when i pull pu the hand brake

[destrukshn]

i'd still say try toppin it up with brake fluid. a few mm on top of the minimum line? definately top it up.

[wynode]

i'd still say try toppin it up with brake fluid. a few mm on top of the minimum line? definately top it up.
^ Yeah that

It shouldn't be that low in the first place anyways :)

[aimre]

well its more like 1cm above the line

It was pretty low when my pads ran out, then when i put new ones in it went to the top line. Over a yr on, its dropping

[spoonsir2]

most likely the Brake Fluid!~

[wynode]

well its more like 1cm above the line

It was pretty low when my pads ran out, then when i put new ones in it went to the top line. Over a yr on, its dropping
It'll dropas your pads wear

[panda[cRx]]

do an ecu light check to see what code comes up. it's pretty simple, your ecu is in your passenger side footwell, u just gotta lift up your carpet and check the light when u start the car. there is a diy on how to check it and what the different flashes mean, i cbf searching for it right now

[aimre]

It'll dropas your pads wear

I know, but thats the reason i wasnt topping it up, coz when i change the pads, its near max anyway.


Will do panda