What is this warning symbol

Amsca2 · 26th June 2016, 23:07

Hi all. My wheel liner caught the drive and went under the wheel when parking tonight. I got a traction control warning which makes sense as it slipped under the wheel and killed the grip but another also came up that was like a hollow circle with little breaks in its circumference. Ill refit the liner tomorrow and check sensor wires but if anyone can give me a head start to know what it is.

klarzy · 26th June 2016, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Amsca2

Hi all. My wheel liner caught the drive and went under the wheel when parking tonight. I got a traction control warning which makes sense as it slipped under the wheel and killed the grip but another also came up that was like a hollow circle with little breaks in its circumference. Ill refit the liner tomorrow and check sensor wires but if anyone can give me a head start to know what it is.

It is the brake pad wear sensor warning, you would have wrecked this along with the abs sensor lead....

clf · 26th June 2016, 23:26

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Originally Posted by Amsca2

Hi all. My wheel liner caught the drive and went under the wheel when parking tonight. I got a traction control warning which makes sense as it slipped under the wheel and killed the grip but another also came up that was like a hollow circle with little breaks in its circumference. Ill refit the liner tomorrow and check sensor wires but if anyone can give me a head start to know what it is.

I was cleaning under my liners yesterday, funnily enough so this is quite fresh in my mind.

It sounds like the ABS sensor has been pulled apart. Was it the passenger side per chance? If it was the driver's side, it is likely that you would have had two warnings. One for ABS and one for brake pad wear. ABS one is in yellow, and brake pad wear is in red.

They point at which they enter the liner will be obvious, and their connections with be obvious I am sure too. But just in case. Look to the area that would be slightly forward and behind the suspension turret. Driver's side will have two cylindrical connectors clipped to the back of the liner One blue and one black, ABS and pad wear sensor. Passenger side will have just one, ABS only. Hopefully, the connector will have simply separated and not ripped the wiring out. The pad wear sensor would be easy enough to replace, however I fear (not having replaced one) the ABS one will be a little more involved.

Amsca2 · 27th June 2016, 14:38

Half victory. The abs just unclipped but the brake pad sensor has pulled the wires out. Will source a replacement.

Jim Jamieson · 27th June 2016, 14:48

Why not just solder the wires together and the warning light will not show.

Brake pad warning is not essential if you're checking your pads visually at frequent intervals.

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Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	What is this warning symbol Hi all. My wheel liner caught the drive and went under the wheel when parking tonight. I got a traction control warning which makes sense as it slipped under the wheel and killed the grip but another also came up that was like a hollow circle with little breaks in its circumference. Ill refit the liner tomorrow and check sensor wires but if anyone can give me a head start to know what it is.

27th June 2016, 14:38	#4
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	Half victory. The abs just unclipped but the brake pad sensor has pulled the wires out. Will source a replacement. __________________ The Typhoon Bull

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Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	Why not just solder the wires together and the warning light will not show. Brake pad warning is not essential if you're checking your pads visually at frequent intervals.