91 200 q brake warning lite

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <1.5.4.32.19970104175033.006b5dac@sundial.net> Dave Head writes:

> That's the pad warning lite - a light of dubious integrity. A quick check of
> the pad thickness will tell if its telling the truth. As he indicated, it
> wasn't...
> 
> Remember - there's a reason they call them "idiot lights"...

Thickness is only one parameter.  If there's enough thickness and the light's 
still on - why?

Like I say - it _might_ be fine.  It might just be the old "wear warning" 
simply isn't hooked up.  Or the pads don't have the wires, or ...
 
But it's a symptom of something not being right - and that something has a 
_cause_.  Very likely, a dumb mechanic.  So - why suddenly trust the rest of 
his handiwork at 75mph?

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club