MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: gti265 on March 13, 2013, 10:18:03 pm

Title: brake pad warning light? can i.....??
Post by: gti265 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

Title: Re: brake pad warning light? can i.....??
Post by: Beddie 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:

Title: Re: brake pad warning light? can i.....??
Post by: rich83 on March 13, 2013, 10:22:07 pm

Quote from: Beddie 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:

What happened to the kit-kat-wrapper-mod?

Title: Re: brake pad warning light? can i.....??
Post by: bacillus 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.