Handbrake light flashes during hard acceleration!

[MonkeyVR6 0]

Hi chaps,

 

Bit of an odd one this, I was behind a slow moving vehicle the other day and decided mashed the go-faster pedal to overtake them and I noticed that the handbrake light on the dashboard was flashing at me?! :?

 

Anyone got any ideas?!

 

Cheers!

[boost monkey 0]

the trigger for that light is a little switch underneath the handbrake, so it sounds like the actual lever itself was wobbling when you booted it and caused the light to flash a little.

[MonkeyVR6 0]

Ah-ha!

 

As always Mr. BoostMonkey you are a feast of knowledge! How does a dumbass like myself stop this happening then? I take it, it means removing the big plastic thing that the handbrake lever 'sits' in?

[chubbybrown 0]

Can I presume the brake fluid level isnt that low so it rocks to a low point on acceleration?

[MonkeyVR6 0]

Can I presume the brake fluid level isnt that low so it rocks to a low point on acceleration?

 

Holy Shit! Wow, I've never have a fluid in need of topping up before on any car. I thought brake fluid is changed every 2 years during a service or something?!

 

Everything in Germany is closed tomorrow, so I'll have to wait till Monday. Its just above the minimum.

 

Do I just top it up? Or do I empty the entire thing and put new stuff in?!

 

What a loser...can't believe I missed this :camp: