Brake Pad Warning Light

[PopTart]

Brake Pad Warning Light came on. How many miles can I drive, before it becomes really dangerous? How many MM are left when that warning activates?

[EIAlfonso]

It’s typically about 1,000 miles before it’s metal on metal, not sure of mm
Answer your dangerous question, well if you’re coming down a steep hill at 100 miles an hour and your sliver of pad disintegrates due to the heat, at the worst moment, then it can become dangerous instantly

Just don’t drive insanely until you replace and you should be good


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[flowhigh]

It’s typically about 1,000 miles before it’s metal on metal, not sure of mm
Answer your dangerous question, well if you’re coming down a steep hill at 100 miles an hour and your sliver of pad disintegrates due to the heat, at the worst moment, then it can become dangerous instantly

Just don’t drive insanely until you replace and you should be good


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Not necessarily true. Yeah, a lot of it depends on your driving and I don't disagree if you're tracking your S4. And most of you S4 owners do...on local roads anyway - I'm an A4 owner. But I just changed my pads yesterday and I had the sensor start over 3k ago - I've had a lot of experience of driving after the initial alert embarrassed to say . I definitely don't recommend this, but again I've had some experience and gauging the life of my brakes and changing them myself.

I know it's a bit of a bitch to do them yourself if you don't have your own lift. But try to get them done before summer end if they just started and drive sensibly if you can.

Here's a pic of my B8.5 2.0 front pads. Notice the inner wears out faster than the outer. These are the stock OE pads and they're made by TRW, who make your calipers as well. They're great quality pads and don't have the premature metal pin exposure like cheap pads do.
http://i68.tinypic.com/fk87iv.png

[grrrrrrr]

I drove mine cautiously for about a hundred miles when the brake pads warning light came on.