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Old March 23rd 17, 01:04 AM posted to rec.autos.tech,alt.autos.bmw
The Todal[_2_]
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Default Brake pads on BMW

On 22/03/2017 17:28, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> The Todal > wrote:
>> I have a 2012 BMW 3 series. I recently had two tyres replaced in a tyre
>> and exhaust centre, and the man told me that both my front and rear
>> brakes were worn and should be replaced within weeks.

>
> Well, of course they are worn. The question is how worn are they?
>
>> Yet the car itself is telling me that there are at least 6000 miles left
>> before brake replacement is necessary. Which advice is likely to be more
>> reliable? If the brake pads are dangerously worn, will the car's warning
>> lights alert me?

>
> I believe that you still have the electronic sensor on the brake pads on
> this car, although you should check to make sure. If that's the case, when
> the brake pads get worn down to the level of the sensor, the sensor will
> wear through and you'll get a light on the panel telling you that the pads
> need replacing. Only the front brakes have the sensors, but the front pads
> wear faster than the rears normally.
>
> There are people who will argue that since the pads are only $35 for a set and
> the sensors are $15 or so each that it's better to replace the pads before the
> sensors go, because it'll save you $30 on the job. These people are likely
> not working at your local tire and exhaust center, though.
> --scott
>
>


Thanks for that advice. I think I'll have the pads replaced then. I hope
the tire and exhaust centre has the technology to re-set the BMW onboard
computer so that it knows that the pads have been replaced.
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