JoshC Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Since owning my 60 GT auto I've not yet had a proper oppurtuity to take it for a nice drive and really open it up but I have noticed on a few occasions if I do give it some welly that the red handbrake warning light flashes up briefly while doing so, kind of like you might expect the traction control light to do so in the wet or something. Is this normal? It's going back to BMW to have a couple of other things fixed end of the month so is this something I need to mention to them as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Check the brake fluid level and/or how much meat is left on the pads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Without trawling back through your posts - why back to BMW? As GIXXERUK says check your brake fluid level - make sure it is up the max - 350's are certainly very prone to the symptom you describe and no doubt 370's will have the same issue as we hear more about more low brake pad wear and the fluid level in turn reduces in the reservoir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Check the brake fluid level and/or how much meat is left on the pads Cheers mate, now that you mention that I did have that issue with my 350 but the light was on constant that time! Still worth checking I guess Without trawling back through your posts - why back to BMW? As GIXXERUK says check your brake fluid level - make sure it is up the max - 350's are certainly very prone to the symptom you describe and no doubt 370's will have the same issue as we hear more about more low brake pad wear and the fluid level in turn reduces in the reservoir. Sorry, should have explained I got the car from my local BMW dealer after giving up on finding a 370 even within 150 miles of me so was settling for a Z4 then they called me 3 days later to say they had in the exact 370 i wanted as part exchnage Anyway, got a 6 month warranty from them and it's booked in already to have the parking sensors and washer fluid sensor fixed Will check brake fluid and pads in that case, cheers mate Edited January 19, 2015 by JoshC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 If the brake fluid is low, this will be a good sign that the pads are worn, if you top it up you will then have to remove some fluid when it comes to a pad change otherwise it will overflow & eat away at any painted parts of the car it comes in contact with unless rinsed off immediately. Just to note brake pads will not be covered in your warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 If the brake fluid is low, this will be a good sign that the pads are worn, if you top it up you will then have to remove some fluid when it comes to a pad change otherwise it will overflow & eat away at any painted parts of the car it comes in contact with unless rinsed off immediately. Just to note brake pads will not be covered in your warranty Cheers for the heads up mate! Everytime I go out to the car I keep forgetting to check the level but will do so lunch time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Looks as though it is slightly low, maybe hence why it's coming on some times but not constant? Anyway, can anyone confirm what brake fluid is needed to top up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross27 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 My car was doing the same Josh, and it was just the brake fluid. I put in some Mobil Dot4. Im sure it is dot3 standard, but i believe they can mix okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 My car was doing the same Josh, and it was just the brake fluid. I put in some Mobil Dot4. Im sure it is dot3 standard, but i believe they can mix okay. great stuff, cheers Ross! Will get that done today then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianhoughton Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 My car is also doing this, but as I can hear the brakes squealing, I'm assuming the pads need changing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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