Brake warning light

[Muzorewa]

The brake warning light comes on when the handbrake is applied. So far so good. Under what other circumstances would it come on, yesterday we were making Stig Blomqvist-like progress across a decidedly wet & slippy Hardknott & Wrynose pass section in the Lakes and the brake light was coming on for a while, is this to do with brakes overheating, the ABS getting confused or something else?

Today is another day and normality has resumed

Oh, I wasn't using the handbrake to assist in making any of the turns

[mikexgough]

I take it you enjoyed Hardknott & Wrynose...... good isn't it....

Sometimes the Brake light comes on when fluid level is low....which it can get to as brake pads wear but with the ups and downs of Hardknott/Wrynose it could have illuminated on the steep inclines and decent

[Muzorewa]

I take it you enjoyed Hardknott & Wrynose...... good isn't it....

Me & Jr did, Muzette wasn't too impressed

[munroman]

Could be that the brake fluid level is just a little bit low, I had this but only on a steep hill I park on.

Probably the steepness of the roads yesterday was enough to set it off.

Once I topped it up all has been OK for over a year.

[TechnoTurkey]

I'd agree with the low fluid, sometimes caused just by pads being low. Certainly was the case with mine.

[Northern Bongolow]

Could be that the brake fluid level is just a little bit low, I had this but only on a steep hill I park on.

Probably the steepness of the roads yesterday was enough to set it off.

Once I topped it up all has been OK for over a year.

pads bedding in paul.with the miliage you do they may need changing again