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This is a discussion on Brake wear indicator within the Octavia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; My brake wear indicator light has been coming on most of the time for a while now so I decided ...
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12-05-2008, 10:07
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| Briskodian | Brake wear indicator My brake wear indicator light has been coming on most of the time for a while now so I decided to take the front wheels off and have a look what's going on. All pads are fine, although this isn't significant because the brake wear indicator cable was cut...... So, I tried insulating the two wires to see if this turned the warning off, it didn't, then I tried joining the two wires to see if that turned the warning off, it didn't..... Each time I turned the ignition off and took the key out, is it neccasary to disconnect the battery to get warning lights to reset or anything like that? With brake pads with a wear sensor in the would it be open circuit when they're worn or closed? Thanks |
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12-05-2008, 10:48
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| Re: Brake wear indicator i joined the 2 wires to cancell mine off the dash.
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12-05-2008, 11:44
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| Re: Brake wear indicator could be a brake elsewhere on the wire?
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12-05-2008, 13:41
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| Briskodian | Re: Brake wear indicator that's my worry! Does anybody know how I could test that?! Or how could I fool the system into turning the warning light off by some other means? |
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12-05-2008, 15:34
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| Re: Brake wear indicator try a volt meter on the cable to see if any voltage is reaching the sensor would be my 1st test.
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12-05-2008, 18:37
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| Re: Brake wear indicator If you join the two wires properly then it should go out. Providing your fluid level is ok. |
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