brake warning light

[skyline]

I have a warning light on. Its 2nd in from left 996 2001, Think its brake pad wrning. It had new pads & discs fitted when i bought car many years ago. The light was on then, Never bothered me. Now its MOT time & new uk rules. No warning lights or a fail, Do i need to get the light reset or is there a problem. All pad wear sensors ok & car has only done 21,000mls. Any help appreciated.

[Loren]

The brake warning light comes from the brake pad sensors. So it could be a bad connection or sensor.

The brake sensor is just a wire and any breaks in the wire (or connector) will turn the light on. You will need to check wheel by wheel.

[JFP in PA]

While Loren is correct on the pad wear sensors, you can also get a MIL warning light if the fluid level gets a bit low, which is both easy to check and remedy by adding fluid if it is down.

[Loren]

Thanks JFP - forgot about that too.

[skyline]

Thanks for the reply, i can go on a bit sometimes, but what i wanted to know was, will the light extinguish itself when the fault clears. I.E Can i take each wheel off & short the sensor cable out then check light until i find which sensor set is at fault.

[JFP in PA]

Thanks for the reply, i can go on a bit sometimes, but what i wanted to know was, will the light extinguish itself when the fault clears. I.E Can i take each wheel off & short the sensor cable out then check light until i find which sensor set is at fault.

Yes, the light will go out when the fault is removed.