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E-Brake light comes on when cornering hard
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Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:53 pmby Feenyx
Like the subject says, my e-brake (handbrake) light comes on when I corner hard. I'm fairly confident I've also seen it blink on briefly during hard braking, so that tells me it's my massive amount of g-force (ha ha) that trigger it.
During normal driving it's always off, and I'm sure the e-brake isn't actually engaged.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?
Could it just be a dodgy wire somewhere that needs to be cleaned/reattached?
Posted:
Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:28 pmby suspendedHatch
Besides being an ebrake indicator light, that light also indicates low brake fluid level. There are two wires going to the float your master cylinder cap.
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Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:30 pmby Feenyx
Alright, I'll top up with brake fluid later on, see if that helps.
Cheers for the tip!
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:39 pmby Feenyx
Seems like it was indeed the brake fluid.
It was about an inch below the MAX indicator, so I topped it up and haven't seen the red light since.
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:14 pmby smokinsoljah420
fixed my brake light lol Good looks!
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:35 pmby ee8
Feenyx wrote:Seems like it was indeed the brake fluid.
It was about an inch below the MAX indicator, so I topped it up and haven't seen the red light since.
that has a reason, check your front brake pads.
if they are worn out the brakefluid level will lower and light will go on.