MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: janus909GTI on June 12, 2012, 06:19:03 pm
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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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anyone?? must have happened to somebody out there...
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I haven't got the manual handy, but isn't that light also a warning for low brake pads?
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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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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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Check your brake fluid.
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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)