406 Dash board Lights - Definitions

Talk about the 406's electrical system, what wires do what, how to add extra functionality, etc.

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Harshan
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406 Dash board Lights - Definitions

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does anyone have a diagram which shows the dashboard indicators and the meanings / Definitions of them? (406 D8)

i got a strange indicator from yesterday onwards something like this .. when i step on the break pedal


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Think that one says you need new brake pads. Or it could be an abs fault... Check the pads first - cheap and easy to check and fix.
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Thanks M .. but I replaced front pads last month.. and its non ABS.. I thought its the break assistance (the vacuum)
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Check the little wires that "plug in" to the pads - these send a signal back to the dash when there is a circuit - ie. when the pads have worn so low that metal is conducting the signal.
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That light defo means pads so i'm guessing a connector has come loose or as was stated one of the wires is earthing out and touching somewhere it shouldn't :?
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