help with what this warning light mean

natace1972 · Post by **natace1972** » 10 May 2004, 18:14

hi all ive a warning light come on in my xantia,its orange and it top left sec one in,looks like a circle with broken lines round it.
anyone know what this mean
cheers nat

clivetheitman · Post by **clivetheitman** » 10 May 2004, 18:19

low front brake pad warning light - time to change the front disk brake pads.

natace1972 · Post by **natace1972** » 10 May 2004, 18:22

cheers m8 nice one

Post by **RichardW** » 10 May 2004, 18:25

Front brake pad wear warning light. Might be telling you they need replacing, or just that the wire has chafed through somewhere.... Never bother reconnecting mine as they are always unreliable!

natace1972 · Post by **natace1972** » 10 May 2004, 18:51

would the light come on when the hand brake is pulled up as thats when it seems to come on

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 10 May 2004, 19:21

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would the light come on when the hand brake is pulled up as thats when it seems to come on
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That would tend to indicate that the pads were genuinely worn if the light only comes on when the brakes are applied, as opposed to when the wire gets chafed through by the disc.

natace1972 · Post by **natace1972** » 10 May 2004, 19:23

cheers all thats great thanks for your help

MrXantia · Post by **MrXantia** » 10 May 2004, 19:25

I always leave those Bl.... wires in the box, cant seem to get them fitted right [:D]

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 10 May 2004, 23:45

I think you'll find that if the light comes on when the handbrake is applied the pads have worn out. If it comes on at random with the handbrake off then the cables have chafed through on the end of the handbrake cable. The light shoild come on when the contacts hit the disc and of course they should only do this when the brakes are applied.
Jeremy

tonyb1 · Post by **tonyb1** » 11 May 2004, 00:12

Mine used to flicker when I went over 70mph, when I changed the discs and pads the cable was ok and flicker went away? They were pretty worn.

akojic · Post by **akojic** » 11 May 2004, 01:43

Natace1972 what type of Xantia do you have? What kind of trim?