[altimaluk]

My parking brake light is on, and i did the search and it could be one of 2 things, the alternator or the brake fluid low. I just changed the alternator like a month ago so it shouldn't be it, and i checked the fluid and it is just above the the min. point

Question is, when you filled the fluid back up, (some of you did this i think from the posts that i searched) did the light go off automatically or did you have to reset something?? And did it keep the light off???

 

[victor]

are you 100% sure the lever is down? even if its 1 click up (and looks down) it will light up

 

[altimaluk]

yup i checked, lifter up and pushed it down, and pushed the button all the way down. Besides the ligth wasn't on while i started the car but turned on at a stop sign. Forgot to mention that!

Anybody else?

 

[spacecase]

did u check your brake fluid the light will go on if u are low?

 

[altimaluk]

thats what some people said when i searched for it. They said if the fluid is low the light will go on. so i just presume it is.

 

[Sassan]

fill the fluid up. Pump brake a couple of times. Start car. Light should be off. If not, go for a quick spin to get some more fluid into the lines, and it will then go off.

 

[altimaluk]

Thanks, i was waiting for stores to open, and hoping that i wound'nt have to go to nissan to erase a dumb code!!

Now when you filled it up, did the problem come back??

 

[NiceDashStick]

no sassan, you fill it up, lock the cap, start the car, pump the brake, turn the car off, pump the brake, check the fluid, start the car again....

the reason behind low brake fluid is usually a tale tale sign of low brakes. Get your brakes checked out you may not need fluid at all, you may just need to have your brakes replaced which will fill that fluid reservoir back up once the pistons are compressed.

**I did my brakes just yesterday, took me 30 minutes on 4 wheel discs.**

 

[Sassan]

no sassan, you fill it up, lock the cap, start the car, pump the brake, turn the car off, pump the brake, check the fluid, start the car again....

not what I did.......my method worked. However, whatever works, he needs to try it

 

[NiceDashStick]

alright dood, not worth arguing over. Like you said whatever method works

 

[altimaluk]

Thanks guys i filled up the tank and no more light. As for low brakes, the fronts are ok, i still had a lot of meat when i put the winter tires on so they should be ok, however the back drums should be low, but i'm not sure if the fluid will be affected that much by drum brakes!!

But thanks to all that helped!!!!!

 

[Sassan]

Thanks guys i filled up the tank and no more light. As for low brakes, the fronts are ok, i still had a lot of meat when i put the winter tires on so they should be ok, however the back drums should be low, but i'm not sure if the fluid will be affected that much by drum brakes!!

But thanks to all that helped!!!!!

go to a brake shop and get a free check.....if anything, they do all the work of taking the tires off, and you get a free look.