Squalo

Got a brake pad wear light at 23000 miles. Dealer says pads and rotors need replacing. Is this normal. I have never replaced pads that early on any car. What's typical?

pierreb

I learned to drive in Paris traffic, and now commute to Boston...so much for typical ;-)

KevinGary

My brake pad light came on two days ago at 32.5K. Dealer has car today.

fca

Is it the same as the emergency brake light?

I only have about 35k on the car, and mine has flashed 3 x over the past few weeks.

I was going to take it in to see if there was something wrong with the cable or electronics.

That would really suck if I have to pay for new brakes.

KevinGary

No. It says "Brake Pads Need to be serviced"

fca

i guess that saves me on the brake pads,
but now there is something else more seriously wrong with the emergency brakes.
thanks.

KevinGary

The cause of the emergency brake light may be as simple as low brake fluid

rhodesdf

At 35K miles. Rear pads are worn all the way down. I have an A6. 2004 3.0 Quatro. I replaced the pads this weekend. I thought it was strange that the front pads still had a lot of 'meat' left on them and did not need to be replaced. Seems this is typical for the Audi A6. I replaced the pads myself, they were straight forward, following the technical notes on this web site. I got the pads from Tire Rack