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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Disco Inferno on April 14, 2004, 16:42:26

Title: handbrake light
Post by: Disco Inferno on April 14, 2004, 16:42:26

The hand brake light on my 93 200 tdi disco the dash has intermitently been coming on  and going off whilst driving, any ideas???, is this likely to be a switch that is boogered?

Title: handbrake light
Post by: Thrasher on April 14, 2004, 16:46:28

If you read the handbook, you will see it is also the brake warning light. Either your brake fluid is low, or more likely, your pads are wearing out.....

Title: handbrake light
Post by: Paul on April 14, 2004, 16:52:20

I had the same thing on my last Disco,
Turned out to be low fluid level  :shock:

Title: handbrake light
Post by: Disco Inferno on April 14, 2004, 16:54:31

Defo have brake fluid, and the pads warnign would follow if my car had the  warnign sensor thingies. no wires there anyway, and my pads havn't got em.

are the shoes in the drum likely to have sensors??

Title: handbrake light
Post by: Paul on April 14, 2004, 16:58:37

The transmision brake has no sensors fitted,
Might just be a case of adjusting the handbrake
switch if you are sure the pads and fluid are ok.

Title: handbrake light
Post by: Thrasher on April 14, 2004, 17:09:57

If your brake pads are ok on the discs, ignore the handbrake, then your sensor is probably acting up in the fluid. Mine used to flash like that and it was low pads.

Title: handbrake light
Post by: Disco Inferno on April 14, 2004, 17:23:57

oh joy, another job.

begining to wonder if i have knocked the wires on top of the brake fluid resevoir. Was jetwashing under there the other day..