Brake Pad Wear Warning Light

[Grant Lenahan]

i assume he means he already has a shorting plug in place.....

On Oct 18, 2011, at 7:56 AM, Tony Hoffman wrote:

> For that light to go out, those two wires need to be connected together. It
> there is an open circuit, it lights the warning. If it's shorted, the light
> goes out. The wear sensor inthe pads is just a complete circuit that gets
> cut when the pads wear about 90%.
> 
> The newer cars (such as the A6 mentioned) only use one indicator, on the
> drivers wheel. On the older ones, there is one on each wheel. I keep the
> plugs with wire from every set of pads I throw out. That way, I can make a
> quick plug in harness if needed, instead of cutting into the factory
> harness.
> 
> Tony
> 
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:
> 
>> My pads at all wheels are thick, the sensor wires have been cut from the
>> front pads.
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