parking brake fault

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    Parking brake issues after rear pad change

    I recently changed my rear pads about 2-3 weeks ago, used VCDS etc and all seemed to go smoothly at the time. Now though it seems that the drivers side caliper piston doesn’t seem to be totally disengaging and this is causing major friction and heat on the disc. I can pull away etc, but after...
  2. David Fay

    ❗ Won't start and parking brake blinking!

    So I jump into my 2007 A6 Quattro this morning and it doesn't start and the parking brake "button" is blinking. I've done some searching but haven't really come up with an answer to fix this. The car was fine yesterday. Would it make any sense to take out the Parking Brake fuse (if there is...
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    Numerous electrical faults whilst driving

    Hi guys Hate to be that guy that signs up to a forum just to leech some advice But in these snowy UK conditions my car is becoming almost un-driveable, and we uninformed are generally at the mercy of garages' knowledge and disposition towards ripping people off, so I am leaning on the good...
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    Audi A4 tick / scratching noise, parking brake fault

    So I picked up my 2011 Audi A4 Avant last week, and it's been an extremely good car. The car has followed service intervals, and has current gone about 86,000 km ≈ 53,000 miles. The other day, I got a warning message on the center driver display. However, the message disappeared as fast as it...
  5. Samwise

    Parking brake fault

    Hi, this is the first time posting on this forum but I have been follower of this forum long before I ventured into the wonderful world of RS3 ownership. Shame my first post is about a fault. Got the car end of September and as soon as temperature in the mornings got below 10 the parking brake...