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Offline janus909GTI

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Handbreak light remains on?? :( helpppp please!
« on: June 12, 2012, 06:19:03 pm »
Hi all,

in need of some urgent help, just made my way home from work only to find that my handbreak warning light remains on when the handbreak is off / down.....

doesnt appear to be much advice on google, has anyone had this problem before, is there a quick an easy fix - its bad timing as i have a 6 hour drive on thursday, not sure i can cope with the constant beeping.....

thanks in adanvce for any adivce!!
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Re: Handbreak light remains on?? :( helpppp please!
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2012, 08:39:17 pm »
anyone?? must have happened to somebody out there...
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Re: Handbreak light remains on?? :( helpppp please!
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2012, 08:58:33 pm »
I haven't got the manual handy, but isn't that light also a warning for low brake pads?
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Re: Handbreak light remains on?? :( helpppp please!
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2012, 10:01:26 pm »
it certainly was in my old nissan almera but since the mk4 (IIRC) VW have used the dedicated yellow low brake pad symbol - a yellow circle with two broken semi circles either side kinda...
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Re: Handbreak light remains on?? :( helpppp please!
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2012, 10:55:29 pm »
Yellow brake symbol for brake pads.

If it is still beeping aswell i would say the car still thinks the handbrake is on, so must be a broken sensor.

Think the warning light can mean other faults though.
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Re: Handbreak light remains on?? :( helpppp please!
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2012, 06:59:55 am »
Check your brake fluid.
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Re: Handbreak light remains on?? :( helpppp please!
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2012, 09:54:23 am »
As above, the handbrake warning light is also a warning light for low brake fluid or a fault with the braking system (non-ABS related)
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