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Brake/Traction warning lights issue.

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Brake/Traction warning lights issue.

Post by Stu23 » Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:43 pm

Wasn't planning on doing it, Mike, just referencing the earlier post by Monkeydonkeyratmagic. MoT due in a couple of weeks, so it needs fixing pronto.

I'd be round to your place poste haste if you weren't almost 200 miles away.

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Post by Ducklakeview » Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:46 pm

Stu23 wrote: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:43 pm Wasn't planning on doing it, Mike, just referencing the earlier post by Monkeydonkeyratmagic. MoT due in a couple of weeks, so it needs fixing pronto.

I'd be round to your place poste haste if you weren't almost 200 miles away.
Pop up, jump on train to Manchester/Liverpool, see some sights and come back to a fixed car..

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Post by Stu23 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:40 pm

While a fixed car sounds wonderful I'm confused by the idea that there's interesting things to do in Manchester or Liverpool... :oops: :rofl:

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Post by greg81 » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:53 pm

ph001 wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:53 pm Normally if you get the tyre pressure warning light on it relates to a wheel speed sensor so am a bit surprised at the ABS unit fault. Not sure why the tyre pressure warning system wouldn’t work with an ABS fault.
That's the exact combination I had. The tyre pressure one was confusing.

Mine was caused by doing track rods. Recalibrating the steering angle sensor at your suggestion finally cleared all my lights

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Post by davros » Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:47 pm

I also had this combination of warning lights. It turned out to be the front left speed sensor, which took about 30 minutes to replace. All the warning lights then cleared after a short test drive.
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Post by Stu23 » Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:51 am

Thanks all. Will take it somewhere to get the codes read and take it from there.

If all else fails, the Mrs and I have promised ourselves a few days away in the z sometime soon. Maybe we'll plan it to drive past Mike - I could do with the keys sorting out as well!

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Post by Clobber » Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:28 pm

Oh no.... A few weeks into zed ownership and this has happened to mine.... Codes say definitely the abs unit.

Looking at ecutesting as advised here. My question is... The unit is in 2 sections, does ecutesting need both sections or just the easy to remove bit?

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Post by SCOTTY L » Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:31 pm

Hi stu23 had the same lights come on with mine gave the unit a tap with the handle of a screwdriver they went out, came back on a few days later so sent it of to ecutesting,unit back on the car now and all good great service and quick turn around. :

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Post by ph001 » Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:44 am

Did you both have tyre pressure warning as well? The ABS unit is typically just the handbrake, TC and ABS (three lights total).
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Post by SCOTTY L » Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:38 am

HI yes tyre pressure light aswell ,ofs rear was 25 may be coincidence.

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