Warning light came on, checked and replaced pads but warning light remains on... Any ideas?

did you replace the brake pad wear indicator sensor? ... - .- -.




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The wiring to the sensors get very brittle and thus very easily broken, but I am not sure if a broken wire gives a permanent alarm or just stops the warning working when the pads wear down, sorry I can’t remember.
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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Hi,

As Baltic Blue says the wires get very brittle, it happened to my rear sensor. Once the sensor wires touch you need to replace the sensor for a new one.

As above. They work on open circuit so if the wires are broken they don't show a fault but would not be working. If both are broken and touch or they short to ground they will show a fault.

For the cost I would always renew. John
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The warning light works by part of the sensor being worn away breaking the connection between the 2 wires. Hence once the warning light comes on the sensor is worn-out. Cutting off the sensor and joining the wires together stops the warning light occurring.

Advance warning, the rear ones are a pig to replace. Easiest to remove the inner liner, but doable with some patience when just undoing a bolt or two. Mine didn’t have the wire at all, so someone took a shortcut

But yes, always replace the wire. It’s on the drivers side iirc in the U.K.