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 Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:34 am |
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Location: sheffield
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The handbrake light has started coming on while driving, it flickers on and off and stays on permanent when going up hill?
Any ideas?
IT's a 01 206 gti btw
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:36 am |
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handbrake cables need adjusting?
Switch is under the handbrake lever.
Is the STOP warning light on as well at the same time?
If there BOTH coming on together, check the brake fluid level.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:06 am |
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Your low on brake fluid
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:08 am |
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| Mikey2uk wrote: |
| Your low on brake fluid |
Only if the STOP is on at the same time 
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:22 am |
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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Is that multiplex or something as my current preplex and my old preplex it's was /is just the hand break light that shows up With low fluid.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:25 am |
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| NorthantsBen wrote: |
| Is that multiplex or something as my current preplex and my old preplex it's was /is just the hand break light that shows up With low fluid. |
Every Peugeot i've owned the STOP always come on with the low brake fluid warning light.
We need someone with a non plexed 206 to test it.
Start it up, make sure it's not gonna roll away, release handbrake & then press the test button on the reservoir to see what warning lights come on.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:30 am |
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Well ATM I have no break fluid in it At all and it's just the hand break light on lol
Stop light lights up with ignition lights on but when started up its just the hand break one.
My last car did the same.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:36 am |
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Ill have to get hold of a non plexed 206 & have a play 
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:14 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Ill have to get hold of a non plexed 206 & have a play |
If you tell me what you need to do to test, then I can go and do it now.
Actually.. I had to brake pretty hard the other day, the handbrake light flickered on/off a few times, but not fully illuminated. Just dimly.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:07 pm |
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It's to exclamation light and 2 half circles light.
Thanks for the prompt responses by the way 
How do I know if it's slexd or not?
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:51 pm |
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Just checked and The brake fluid level is fine.
My 1st thought was hand brake cable as the hand brake is quite high.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:59 pm |
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| tomd0801754 wrote: |
| MrBSI wrote: |
| Ill have to get hold of a non plexed 206 & have a play |
If you tell me what you need to do to test, then I can go and do it now.
Actually.. I had to brake pretty hard the other day, the handbrake light flickered on/off a few times, but not fully illuminated. Just dimly. |
Brake pads or discs worn at all?
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:03 pm |
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Dunno?
I did something I don't normally do and looked in the hand book oo er 
It says the light is for low brake fluid or hand brake.
I topped up the fluid anyway as it was at the half way point.
If it doesn't cure it Ill get my brakes looked at and hand brake cable tightened.
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:41 pm |
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It was just the fluid level warning,
Nice to see these things still work after all these years
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:36 am |
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| m4tth3w wrote: |
| It was just the fluid level warning, |
Just the brake fluid? Something has caused it to be a t a low level. Brake fluid doesn't evaporate, so I'd be taking the wheels off and checking the pads and the shoes for excessive wear, and checking the hydraulic system for signs of leaking. If the pads and shoes are OK and there is no sign of a leak, then it's probably just down to poor maintenance.
| m4tth3w wrote: |
| Nice to see these things still work after all these years |
Never trust the sensors 100%. Always worth doing your weekly checks rather than waiting for a bulb on the dash to tell you that there is a problem.
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