Brake light on?

urluzn2 · 04-21-2006, 03:50 PM

What exactly causes the e-brake light to stay on in my 89 200tqa? Calipers locked up awhile back, replaced them. I use the ebrake most of the time when parked, but light stays on most of the time. Sometimes off, or when i go over a bumpy road it flashes around from the bad road. Where do i look? thx

Black-Wolf · 04-21-2006, 04:01 PM

rooster 2 · 04-21-2006, 04:46 PM

4x5x5 · 04-21-2006, 05:47 PM

I'd ask which brake light, the one in the information center along with "OK", or the separate small red light indicating e-brake only? If ebrake only, nothing to do with fluid levels but more likely a flakey plinger swith below the ebrake lever.

urluzn2 · 04-21-2006, 05:51 PM

yea its the little red one in the middle that blinks on/off when on bumpy road.

Black-Wolf · 04-21-2006, 06:51 PM

low pentosin will cause the light to come on as will low brake fluid. if you want to see this go remove the cap from the pentosin res. and see if the light comes on.

S4for73 · 04-21-2006, 10:44 PM

Also check the screen in the reservoir

4x5x5 · 04-22-2006, 10:30 AM

Quite right, quite right. Sorry, brain fart. Red Brake light can mean low fluid, bad bomb, or ebrakes/switch on. Back to your regularly scheduled programming!

qpower · 04-22-2006, 01:51 PM

04-21-2006, 04:01 PM	#2
Black-Wolf Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,444	check your pentosin __________________ Charlotte, MI 2002 A6 2.7T 6speed Sport RS4 Clutch 1994 UrS4 Black/Ecru Lots o'Mods (for sale)

04-21-2006, 04:46 PM	#3
rooster 2 AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,977	check brake fluid level in the reservoir.

04-21-2006, 05:47 PM	#4
4x5x5 AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,095	Re: Brake light on? I'd ask which brake light, the one in the information center along with "OK", or the separate small red light indicating e-brake only? If ebrake only, nothing to do with fluid levels but more likely a flakey plinger swith below the ebrake lever.

04-21-2006, 05:51 PM	#5
urluzn2 AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 125	Re: Brake light on? yea its the little red one in the middle that blinks on/off when on bumpy road.

04-21-2006, 06:51 PM	#6
Black-Wolf Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,444	incorrect: low pentosin will cause the light to come on as will low brake fluid. if you want to see this go remove the cap from the pentosin res. and see if the light comes on. __________________ Charlotte, MI 2002 A6 2.7T 6speed Sport RS4 Clutch 1994 UrS4 Black/Ecru Lots o'Mods (for sale)

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S4for73 AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 373	Re: check your pentosin Also check the screen in the reservoir

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4x5x5 AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,095	Re: incorrect: Quite right, quite right. Sorry, brain fart. Red Brake light can mean low fluid, bad bomb, or ebrakes/switch on. Back to your regularly scheduled programming!

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qpower Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,927	low pentosin, brake fluid or bad bomb

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