View Full Version : Pad Wear Sensor permanent error message
NorcalPB
02-24-2011, 11:34 PM
About a year and a half ago, I took my Audi to the snow and performed my first snow donuts as soon as I found a suitable parking lot. Like the dumb**** I was, I was too lazy to take off the chains, so as you can probably guess while shredding an intense amount of fresh pow my chains ripped off and scratched part of my fender, as well as gashed into the pad wear sensor harness, making it inoperable displaying a constant warning light. I read that you can short out the connector on the car side on the error will go away? I don't care about having that feature, I'd rather just not have that error!
makav3li
02-24-2011, 11:48 PM
Yes there are only 2 wires so just strip them and short them together, put some electrical tape over it and it'll work. Did it on my a6
NorcalPB
02-25-2011, 12:04 AM
Yes there are only 2 wires so just strip them and short them together, put some electrical tape over it and it'll work. Did it on my a6
Thanks!
So will this disable my other pad wear sensors or just the one I plan on working on?
makav3li
02-25-2011, 12:10 AM
do it both the fronts, if 1 out of the 2 pads are worn, itll kick the light, so I'd just short both sides together.
NorcalPB
02-25-2011, 12:15 AM
I have brand new Stoptech pads so wouldn't one light coming mean the other is bad as well?
AudiTFSI3o3
02-25-2011, 06:57 AM
you did donuts with chains?
NorcalPB
02-25-2011, 10:07 AM
you did donuts with chains?
Yessir. I was too young and excited [:p]