Thread: ABS light is on
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Old January 4th 11, 06:55 PM posted to uk.rec.cars.maintenance,alt.autos.bmw
Chris Whelan
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Default ABS light is on

On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:52:21 +0000, Duncan Wood wrote:

> On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:48:31 -0000, Chris Whelan
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:35:19 +0000, Adrian wrote:
>>
>>> Chris Whelan > gurgled happily,
>>> sounding much like they were saying:
>>>
>>>>> The ABS light being on means the ABS will not work
>>>
>>>> No it doesn't.
>>>>
>>>> It means the system "thinks" there is a fault which *might* mean the
>>>> ABS won't work.
>>>
>>> I've never yet come across an ABS system that didn't fail-safe and
>>> turn off completely at the first sniff of a fault.

>>
>> The wiring loom to the dash gets damaged; a short from a live wire
>> connects to the ABS warning light...
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>

> Go on then ,when did you ever come across that?


I never said I did.

I have seen an ABS control module where the electronic switching for the
warning light had gone permanently closed though.

Chris

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