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brake pad warning light? can i.....??
« on: March 13, 2013, 10:18:03 pm »
hello all, been a while since i have posted,

i have put a big brake kit on a friends mk5 golf,

 brake pad warning light is now on, can i just cut the cable and join the 2 ends togther to cancill out the light??

 i have done this on my audi tt but wanted to make sure it was the same on the golf??


thanks
tom


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Re: brake pad warning light? can i.....??
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2013, 10:20:40 pm »
Yes you can either 'short' out the sensor at the plug or code out the warning with vcds  :happy2:


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Re: brake pad warning light? can i.....??
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2013, 10:22:07 pm »
Yes you can either 'short' out the sensor at the plug or code out the warning with vcds  :happy2:

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Re: brake pad warning light? can i.....??
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2013, 10:39:53 pm »
If you don't have access to vcds, I would suggest you cut off the connector off your old brake pad, short the wires and reconnect it to the sensor plug.
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