[s-cars] ABS Off Light Problem

[Brian Armstead]

Brett,

The light came on after I had the 034 brake kit installed by a local 
mechanic.  The guy's work was sloppy as hell, love the brakes though!

I don't know what ablative caps are, so I can't answer that one.  Anyone 
in MD, DC, DE, VA with a VAG-COM?

Thanks,

Brian

Brett Dikeman wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Brian Armstead <barmstea at voanews.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Brake pad sensor light is off after I did what you suggested - thanks.
>> Took out the ABS sensors,  cleaned them, blew out the cavity with air,
>> and reinserted firmly.
>>     
>
> Are C4 platform ABS sensors spaced with ablative caps, as on the C3's?
>
> Second question: did the light originally come on immediately, or
> after the car had been moved a bit?  If it was the latter, then
> something in the ABS controller self-test found a fault.  The major
> thing that is tested then is the ABS valve unit (which is what causes
> your headlights to dim for a second when backing out of a driveway at
> night, etc.)  Seems extremely unlikely (only thing I can think of
> would be some rust or dirt was pushed back up from the old calipers
> and got stuck in the unit), but I agree with Tom- you really do need
> to pull codes to find out why that light is on.
>
> Where are you located?  Someone with VAGCOM might live nearby. Make
> sure they have the proper version and cables (are the S-cars 2x2
> adapters?)
>
> Brett
>