mtroxel

99.5 A4 Q, 2.8. A couple times in the last week I've seen the brake pad warning light in my LCD, like the one in this list. I have lots of pad on the fronts, about 1/8 inch on the rear, and the resevoir is between max and min. And I don't see any wires coming out of my pads to trigger this. I 'm thinking this is a false alarm, but how do I turn it off and what triggers it?

Thorsholm A4 tdi

if you're sure you don't have wear-sensors the only think I can think of that could cause the light to flash is a faulty ground somewhere in the wiering-harness.

Old Dog

I hope you don't mind mtroxel if I provide a link to a search I just did that provides three pages on similar issues in many cases. Here it is if you should care to have a look. They may answer your questions and even more.

https://forums.audiworld.com/search....archid=4000565

mtroxel

Sorry. Didn't search. One of them referred to Ross-tech. I have VAG-COM. I'll just disable the bastard. Thanks.

weaselciuy

friend of mine made some modifications to his suspension and now brake pads keep lighting up time to time, some worn cable he sais. You could check that out also,
the pads activate when a metal connector inside the pad material touches the brake disk, and that happens when the pad is worn out, otherwise the metal con. is covered in pad material

Reggie

Look for the connector to be dirty

mtroxel

What connector? I don't have any wires coming out of my pads.

600whpA4

Ok, but does your car have the harness/plug for the pad?

If you bought the car used the person before you could have bypassed the plug because they bought pads without the wear plug.

mtroxel

I'll take a look next time I get a chance. They only put those on the fronts - right?

600whpA4

Correct.