Brake beep on DIS

[erco]

Hey guys i am new on the forum :D

I have an b7 1.8 T but evry time i ran the ignition on an beep show for brakes. any wise ideas ???

i toke the car to a mechanic but he told me that be brake pads where fine and the sensors are fine so i am realy stuck here.

I would be very happy if somebody could help me with this issue.

thanks : )

[Flakmunky]

Try pressing the 'Check' button as this may tell you what is giving the warning; it might be low brake fluid or worn pads (I know your mechanic said they were fine but there may be a fault with the wiring).

The ESP / ABS warning light isn't on as well, is it?

[erco]

Thanks for replying : )

But the ESP / ABS warning light isn't on

and the brake fluid is fine too

[Flakmunky]

Press the check button.

Failing that get someone with VAG-COM to scan for faults or take it to your $tealer....

[erco]

ok thx but do you have any idea of wich of those wires could be located ??

[Issac Hunt]

The wires will be around the brake caliper. He cant be much of a mechanic if he cant get to the bottom of this!! Has he checked the sensors? How did he check them?

if you dont know what your looking at (sounds like your 'mechanic' doesnt) then take it in to someone who does - brakes are pretty important!!

[erco]

according to him then he says that the sensors are fine *** well
but he is accusing me be cuase i have some ICE installed in the car like RNS-E and woofers and somthing like that.

[GH20TDI]

I get the same thing on my TDI, but only every now and then (it started again recently). I find that it goes away after a few seconds and does not cause any problems. Have never had it looked at (has happened intermittently for about 3 years now) and I think it is just a gremlin, maybe caused by damp.

May sound a little dangerous to ignore this warning, but I figure that if it really was a problem it would not just go away after a few seconds (as mine does).

If you find a fault, please post what it is.

[Tris]

I used to have something similar on my old A4 B7 2.0 TDI.

Every now and again the break warning light would show up, esp when you had been giving it some "vigorous" driving :D

For piece of mind (and the fact that they needed doing anyway), i replaced the front pads at 60-70K miles myself. Problem still came back every now and then when the breaks got hot.

You will find a little metal tag on the break pads which connects to the disk when the pad is nearing its ware limit. It could be that this tag has been bent somehow maybe ??

If its happening every time you are turning on the car, try disconnecting the front two sensors (they alarm when the circuit is closed, so disconnecting them will null the alarm). From memory there is a twist connector just above the break calliper (you will need to take the front two wheels off to gain access).

If the alarm goes away, and your pads look ok then you have found your problem. If it doesn’t, get it to an audi specialist with VAG-COM.

Cheers
Tris

[erco]

Hope you all had a good weekend guys : )

I have been driving this weekend with the car, and i find this very odd guys because my cars braking is rather fine and it has only been driven a bit over 40 000km it could not be the brake pads I suppose. by the way could there be some wires under the steering wheel to do with this ?

It must be something with the electricals ??

[pacamack]

I've been having the same problem with my 05 2.0TFSI SLine Avant.
The wierd thing is that the warning only ever sounds on Monday mornings when I first start the car?!!
I checked the fluid and that's ok, and the car has only just been serviced so I'd be suprised if it's the pads. I'm getting it checked out this weekend so I'll let you know if they find anything.

[pacamack]

Had it checked out at the weekend. No problem with pads, fluid or wiring. Got the warning again this morning? I guess the car just doesn't like Mondays!

[erco]

Hey guys i just finally fix it

the problem was that there was 2 wires who had break under the steering wheel :D Thanks for evrything :beerchug:

By the way my bonnet is a little higher from the left side couldt it be possible to adjust it some how ??

Thanks agian

[diesel_dave]

If its the brake fluid warning light coming on from cold for a few seconds it may need a wiring modification which involves fitting a relay into the warning circuit, or just may nedd topping up.