Re: ABS light coming on

[cyng <cyng@lamere.net>]

>Brake wear sensors now include lights??? Whenever I hear the term 'wear
>sensor' I think of the tiny little mettalic tab that is on the brakes and
>that squeals when the brake pads get too low. Am I missing something with
>this wear sensor with a light?? I have a 96 Jetta GLX and there are no
>lights that are unaccounted for in my control panel.
Maybe I'm mistaken, then.
If so, why is there a wire for it? And why MUST a car which came with
sensors have special pads when you replace the pads? Why must one specify
that one has sensors when purchasing replacement pads?
Weird.
-T

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