[urq] Brake Pad Wear Warning Light

[Max Hoepli]

I think it is the 2nd idea. Wires sorted out. I checked fluid levels of the
hydraulic oil and brake fluid level.


Max

-----Original Message-----
From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 12:47
To: Max Hoepli
Cc: audi at humanspeakers.com; urq list; s-car-list at audifans.com; Quattro List
Subject: Re: [urq] Brake Pad Wear Warning Light

Max,

Max,

This sounds nothing like the brake pad wear indicator.  Sounds like  
you have a low fluid condition in either in the hydraulic assist  
system (for power steering and brake booster/bomb) or low brake fluid  
level at the brake master reservoir. Check levels and / or broken  
wires to the sending units if levels check out.

If I am mistaken, then I suppose you could have the brake pad  
indicator shorted out (via grounding) and that connection has broken/ 
corroded during the winter months.  I would check again to make sure  
you know what that symbol refers to in your book.  I was under the  
impression that the pad indicator warning was different in your car.

Ingo


On Jan 21, 2009, at 4:22 PM, Max Hoepli wrote:

>
> Brake pad wear warning light blinks as red triangle and beeps every 5
> minutes, started in cold weather if there is a connection between  
> weather
> and this false alarm. Brake pads have no more than 8,000 km. and  
> driven much
> on highway.
> Brake pad wear wires are not connected to brake pad wear indicator  
> wires.
>
> Comment.
>
>
> Max
>
>
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