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Hand Brake warning light on down steep hills!
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:29 pm
by rustyp
In Plymouth there are some monster hills and going down one in particular my handbrake warning light comes on! It never used to. Any pointers?
Thanks, Russ
Re: Hand Brake warning light on down steep hills!
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:30 pm
by wonkanoby
check brake fluid level
Re: Hand Brake warning light on down steep hills!
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:49 pm
by rustyp
Good call
Re: Hand Brake warning light on down steep hills!
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:52 pm
by g8dhe
We had this on our last Scottish trip, checked the fluid and it was about normal, but everytime we used it on a steephill it would come on - so topped it up and its been fine since.
Re: Hand Brake warning light on down steep hills!
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:53 am
by rustyp
I like a nice simple answer
My pads need changing soon so this will have caused the fluid level to go down a little!
Re: Hand Brake warning light on down steep hills!
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:03 pm
by mikeWalsall
Yes ... that should be the only reason the fluid level drops ..!!
Re: Hand Brake warning light on down steep hills!
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:21 pm
by teenmal
mikeWalsall wrote:Yes ... that should be the only reason the fluid level drops ..!!
Unless you have a leak
