Hand brake light coming on when I floor it?

[probedb]

Hi folks,

Is the hand brake light on the dash used for anything else?

Reason I ask is that sometimes when I floor it now the handbrake light comes on....rather confused by that one.

Car has a PFC...

Cheers!

Paul.

[strange_days_uk]

yeah because when you boot it the hb lifts a little with the G !!

[Andy_k]

Could be low on brake fluid?

[probedb]

I\'ll be checking levels tomorrow

[antnicuk]

as andy said

[Brett]

If the fluid is down then chacnes are your pads are wearing a little thin, so check those too

[Bobbit]

if your fluids are low whats the best replacement, and can you mix new with old or is it best to flush the whole system?

[Jono FD3]

aslong as it is the same dot rateing you can just top up, but if your not sure it would be best to flush & refill!!

Jono

[probedb]

Cheers folks....I have some new pads I bought a while ago as well, maybe I\'ll see about doing the pads and flush the system through while I\'m at it!

[Wombat-007]

Might want to check the two rubber seals under the reservoir where it sits on the master cylinder too. Only taks a sec and I was losing fluid from those on my 92. Presume the heat from the turbo\'s shortens the life of them Cheap easy fix if thats the problem