[s-cars] Re: Man with Headphones (i.e. Brake Pad Warning)

[lee at wheelman.com]

The low brake pad warning works by sensing a loss in continuity in 
the circuit. There's a wire buried in the pad...when that wire is 
worn away by the rotor, the continuity is lost and the warning 
indicator does its thing.

You can bypass this by simply not connecting the connector to the 
brake pad and completing the circuit within the connector with a 
piece of wire and some tape.

Or, if this is a permanent thing, snip the connector off the wire 
and terminate it there. (I wouldn't do this).

Lee



On Sat Mar 19 11:19:28 PST 2005, Kent McLean 
<kentmclean at mindspring.com> wrote:

> LL - NY wrote:
>> Is there any way that VAG-COM can have auto check ignore the low
>> brake pad warning on the UrS's?
> 
> I used black electrical tape to cover the light in my
> '94 100 S Avant.  The weather is improving, so I may be
> able to work on it soon.  My understanding is that there
> is a single sensor wire that goes from ? to each brake
> pad to ? to complete the circuit and keep the light off.
> A break anywhere opens the circuit and trips the light.
> The break is usually the brake pad sensor being worn
> through, but old wiring or corroded connectors can also
> cause it. My plan is to send the left (port side) front
> sensor wire to ground, which "should" bypass any break
> or actual brake sesnor wear.
> 
>> A friend's daughter's
>> Toyota Corolla 1.8 L FWD just threw a rod in the second engine 
>> put in
>> the car.
> 
> Has she lent it to a boy friend, who might drive it
> like he stole it? Especially when it's such a puny
> engine and not up to displaying his machismo? Just
> guessing, as I believe those Toyota engines are near
> bullet-proof.
> 
> --
> Kent McLean
> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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