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Old 12-30-10, 11:27 PM
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Exclamation Parking brake light not working

So my e-brake works but when I drive down a hill the BRAKE light comes on.. Any idea how to fix or had this problem?
Old 12-31-10, 06:21 AM
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Check the brake fluid reservoir, it probably is low. This can also sometimes indicate that your brake pads are close to worn out. As your brakes wear out, more fluid is used from the reservoir to extend the pistons in the calipers.
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^Exactly what he said.

Besides that do your brakes feel fine?
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They are fine and the fluid is more then half full
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The switch on the reservoir is pretty sensitive. Fill the reservoir up to the "Full" mark and see if the problem goes away.

If not, they take a look at the switch for the e-brake, under the dash or in the console.
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Yeah it's at the min level so if filling it doesn't fix it I'll have to check it out
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are u due for a brake flush? bleed brakes?
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