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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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Default emergency brake light coming on under heavy breaking
On my way to work this morning I hit the brakes really hard and noticed my emergency brake light coming on. Has this ever happened to anybody before?
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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I suspect you have low fluid caused by worn pads. The light does remind you to take off your emergency brake, but it also warns you of low fluid (which is the most important function) of that warning light.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by KornerCarver
I suspect you have low fluid caused by worn pads. The light does remind you to take off your emergency brake, but it also warns you of low fluid (which is the most important function) of that warning light.
Agreed. Check out your brake pad thickness. As brake pad material wears away, the fluid has to take up the space of where the pad material initially was.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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RTFM and Search.

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...always-on.html

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...coming-on.html

https://my350z.com/forum/search.php?searchid=12259502
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Fluid shift under massive G force.
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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Wow, people still ask this
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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