Audi A8 Rear Brake Pad Warning Light

Schematic shown is for 97 99 model years.

Audi a8 rear brake pad warning light.

If you re like most people you probably freak the frak out when lights start flashing buzzers start buzzing or frogs rain down upon you from the firmament and freaking out certainly is a reasonable reaction to any of those changes in your otherwise benign life which typically is devoid of the unknown. Audi dashboard warning lights. Audi a6 c6 oil pressure warning light diagnostic oil pressure warning light diagnostic i believe your car is trying to tell you something. Brake pad warning light on d3 axles brakes suspension and steering a8 parts forum a8 d3.

Audi a8l brake system warning lights on dash my drivers side rear wheel bearing has been making noise for about a month so it was time to replace it. The warning lights. Brake pad wear sensor circuit. If normal pull over and check brake fluid level.

And if i do buy them from somewhere other than audi what make pad is good quality i think the ate ones are fitted at the monent but i thought pagid were oem for audi and vw they are coming in at 120 for all four corners without applying any. The light also appears when the parking brake is applied. If the light appears while driving press the brake pedal lightly to check the pressure and verify the brakes are operational. These sensors change their electrical resistance as the loop of wire is worn down and eventually breaks as the brake pads wear down.

Most of them mount the brake pad with a clip but some are molded into the brake pad. Be sure to release the parking brake before driving. When this ground path is interrupted open circuited like turning a light switch off the brake pad warning light k32 in image comes on. The brake pad wear circuit starts from the back of the instrument cluster.

Almost every audi for the past 20 years has been equipped with electronic brake pad wear sensors.