[s-cars] "BRAKE" indicator light

[Robert Rossato]

This is most likely a low fluid level in your power steering pump
reservoir level.  The sensor on that reservoir is also tied into the
brake light.  Top it off and I'll bet you the light stops flashing
during cornering/braking.  BTDT.

You may still have other issues with your brakes, but the brake light
coming on during cornering or braking is either a low level in the brake
fluid reservoir, or the power steering reservoir.  And if you've already
checked the master cylinder reservoir, then it's the PS one.  You
probably have a small leak at the top X-plug on the pump.  Use Pentosin
11S for the power steering hydraulics.  Don't use anything else.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mark Rivera
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:01 PM
> To: S-Car-List
> Subject: [s-cars] "BRAKE" indicator light
> 
> 
> The "BRAKE" indicator light on my 93' S4 is coming on under 
> medium to heavy
> braking, but nothing severe enough that ABS comes into play.  
> It goes out
> immediately after I release the pedal.  I may have even seen 
> it come on
> under some corenering situations, not sure.  I've already 
> unplugged the
> level sensor on the fluid reservoir, as well as the 2 wire 
> sensor around the
> master cylinder, whatever that one is.  The light still comes 
> on.  I should
> say that the pedal feel isn't that good, and while the brakes 
> work fine
> under light application, anything more than that requires 
> quite a bit of
> effort and pedal travel.  In other words, it doesn't feel 
> linear, and feels
> like the system should be bled.  Is the system smart enough 
> to know that
> something is wrong, or is the light coming on a different, 
> known issue?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark
> 
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