JamesW1994
Registered User
Hi Folks,
I have a set lovely Brembo UV coated discs and sport pads on the way for my S3 8P facelift 2010 model. Now I am pretty sure the cars current pads have wear sensors on them, these new Brembo pads (from the images on the website) don’t look like they come with them. They are correct for the car as I have checked the PR codes etc and visually they look the same. Being a responsible owner I regularly check my tyres and discs / pads so I don’t rely on sensors for pads.
My concern is if these new pads don’t have wear sensors then the car will flag a code / disc pad wear warning. I have already checked VCDS and my instrument cluster does not list disc warning, I am 100% sure the warning will flag on the digital cluster screen (where MPG usually lives etc...)
How can I bypass this as its pretty much invetiable the code will flag. Does anyone know how the sensor works, will I be able to cut the exisiting pad cable and bridge it somehow to trick the computer?
I know it doesn’t sound good but I could do with a solution. Any input highly appreciated
I have a set lovely Brembo UV coated discs and sport pads on the way for my S3 8P facelift 2010 model. Now I am pretty sure the cars current pads have wear sensors on them, these new Brembo pads (from the images on the website) don’t look like they come with them. They are correct for the car as I have checked the PR codes etc and visually they look the same. Being a responsible owner I regularly check my tyres and discs / pads so I don’t rely on sensors for pads.
My concern is if these new pads don’t have wear sensors then the car will flag a code / disc pad wear warning. I have already checked VCDS and my instrument cluster does not list disc warning, I am 100% sure the warning will flag on the digital cluster screen (where MPG usually lives etc...)
How can I bypass this as its pretty much invetiable the code will flag. Does anyone know how the sensor works, will I be able to cut the exisiting pad cable and bridge it somehow to trick the computer?
I know it doesn’t sound good but I could do with a solution. Any input highly appreciated