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A few weeks ago my hand brake light started flashing after I topped out and had to brake... I did a ecu reset by removing battery for 20 mins or so and it went ...

But yesterday night I was driving home and it came back on ... The fluid level is fine ... The car drives fine...

But light will not go off

Anyone know what this could be? Awaiting a vagcom scan off my mate find if its any sensors

There is also an abs fault (which I know about) but that's been there for almost a year now and never caused a problem (sorting out once the weather clears again)

Some one had this happen before? This is really pushing me towards either crashing my car or scrapping it.... Pllleeeasssseee help!!

The light means either there is a fluid issue, or the handbrake is still on

Were you getting a bong sound from the dash when it came on flashing?

The fluid level is still exactly where it has always been

and it bongs 3 times when i turn the ignition on but not when am driving

also it dont signal the handbrakes on any more it flashes striaght away

Hmm it could be a dirty brake fluid sensor - Might be worth unplugging it, and just having a quick check that it looks normal, and giving the connector a squirt of WD40 when you plug it back in.

already tried it (if thats the sensor on the top of the bottle)

it just seems one thing after another... car was gonna go on a stand at might dub fest next weekend aswel never mind

im sure its something simple gary - have faith

If you know someone with vagcom, get it plugged in, then post the fault code on here and ill check the ELSA manual for the resolution

alexperkins wrote:im sure its something simple gary - have faith

If you know someone with vagcom, get it plugged in, then post the fault code on here and ill check the ELSA manual for the resolution

awaiting my mate to pop over with his laptop as i aint got the wire any more for it

hope it is something simple.....

i have got the light off

after i refitted my abs wires the light has gone off... but abs light is still on... does the fault need to be cleared or will it go off when i drive it?