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Changed all brake pads and sensors: pad lights still lit on dash

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Old 04-07-2019, 07:30 PM
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Default Changed all brake pads and sensors: pad lights still lit on dash

I changed all my brake pads and sensors but the dash warning lights are still on. This is my 4th pad change and I’ve never had this happen before. Faulty sensor or maybe one came unplugged? Tried to check with my vcds but didn’t see a fault code but maybe I’m looking in the wrong place. Everything went smoothly, I thought. Any ideas folks?
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go make sure all plugs snapped/seated fully? did you do any damage to any of em? Like feeding the bolt through that holds the spring/pads down can be really easy to crush a sensor cable if your not careful.
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Pad sensors simply complete the circuit. You can take an old sensor and tie the wires together and create a jumper. Move it from one corner to another and see if the light goes out. If so that sensor is bad.
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