Brake light showing on dash.

**madmikee** · 13-04-2010,12:53 PM

I have a A4 2.5 quattro estate and I topped up the brake fluid and every since it has the brake warning light in the middle of the dash, My brakes are all working fine all the pads have plenty of wear left I am just wondering if there is a sensor how I can fix this problem..

Many Thanks

Mike

**bez101** · 13-04-2010,04:18 PM

Originally Posted by madmikee

I have a A4 2.5 quattro estate and I topped up the brake fluid and every since it has the brake warning light in the middle of the dash, My brakes are all working fine all the pads have plenty of wear left I am just wondering if there is a sensor how I can fix this problem..

Many Thanks

Mike

sensor ir on the pads
check concetion they always come apart

**olds_kool** · 13-04-2010,05:41 PM

is it a big red exclamation mark with 3 bleeps?, pad warning is orange and appears in top window
might be problem with fluid level sender?

**madmikee** · 14-04-2010,07:12 AM

Thanks will check both and let you know how it goes

cheers

**Ian1971** · 14-04-2010,08:09 PM

My 2001 tdi is also showing the brake warning sign in the top part i have checked the pads and they are fine and i made sure the connectors where fully made and its still doing it

**matta4** · 14-04-2010,08:28 PM

check your brake fluid level

**olds_kool** · 15-04-2010,09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Ian1971

My 2001 tdi is also showing the brake warning sign in the top part i have checked the pads and they are fine and i made sure the connectors where fully made and its still doing it

the pad warning can be permantly disabled with vagcom (if its full screen dis) your not too far if you wanted it doing
had to do mine when i fitted s4 hubs/brakes as they had no connections

low fluid would be a red exclamation mark full screen

**Ian1971** · 15-04-2010,09:05 PM

Originally Posted by olds_kool

the pad warning can be permantly disabled with vagcom (if its full screen dis) your not too far if you wanted it doing
had to do mine when i fitted s4 hubs/brakes as they had no connections

low fluid would be a red exclamation mark full screen

Its not low on fluid when i got it the level was high and its only since dropping it to the correct level its started with the warning. Where abouts are you fella?

**bez101** · 15-04-2010,09:22 PM

Originally Posted by olds_kool

the pad warning can be permantly disabled with vagcom (if its full screen dis) your not too far if you wanted it doing
had to do mine when i fitted s4 hubs/brakes as they had no connections

low fluid would be a red exclamation mark full screen

post details to disable pad warning
i need to do this on a car im sortin out
cheers
iv searched vcds and cant find out how to disable it

**the_old_diver** · 16-04-2010,05:35 PM

"I topped up the brake fluid and every since it has the brake warning light in the middle of the dash..."

Linking one thing with the other, I'd guess you have pulled a wire off somewhere on the sensor which is built into the brake fluid reservoir cap - OR - if it has a moving float thing like my Sharan maybe it is jammed in the down / extended / low-level position.

Hope this helps. OD