Abs Light Not Working

[Guest simondo]

hi could anyone please help?

ive got a 99 galaxy tdi.

the brake warning light (!) stays on all the time and the abs light doesnt work.

ive checked the handbrake switch and the brake fluid level switch - both ok.

i plugged it in useing a snapon scanner and it says there are no stored faults in the abs system.

i took out the dash console and checked the abs led with a 1.5v battery and it works.

any ideas would be appreciated - ive searched the site and cant find anyone with the same problem.

many thanks simon......

[Dave-G]

Hi Simon - welcome to the forum.

 

The brake pad wear indicators are placed well into the friction material - which means they will be in play with about a third of the meat left on them. This means they will probably last to the next 10K service. If your up for a bit of a fiddle you could remove the electrical connector and short out the two wires to see if this puts the light out.

 

I'm not advising YOU should do the following but I peel back some of the insulaion of each wire, twist them around each other, then solder them together to disable this feature. That depends if you are a capable DIY'r or leave these things for service times etc.

 

ABS light could be a cracked "ribbed band" around each wheel hub. There is a detector adjacent to it that senses if that wheel rotates very close to it - and it is on all four wheels. See if all of them are intact.