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What do these lights mean?

Post by andym3 » Thu May 05, 2016 4:34 pm

Hoping someone can help!
My wife's 2004 e46 318ti has got these lights on & they both came on at the same time!
I know one is handbrake & other is DSC but thought these were two separate things, seems weird they both came on together!

Any ideas?  :'(

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Re: What do these lights mean?

Post by X5Sport » Thu May 05, 2016 4:58 pm

Yellow warning of Dynamic Brake Control system fault.  It applies emergency assist to your braking effort if you jump on the brakes.  I think it's now called Emergency Brake Assist, or similar.  Does the same thing.

Try a 'battery reset' - remove from 20 mins and reconnect.  If it comes back then you'll need a fault code check done.  It might be a sensor, or vacuum hose to the servo, or whatever drives the extra effort on the brake system - which might be in the ABS modulator..  Pad wear normally brings up a different and red warning.

Amber means it is driveable but the DSC/DBC won't be fully operating.
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Re: What do these lights mean?

Post by andym3 » Thu May 05, 2016 5:34 pm

Ok I'll have a look & try the reset! Thanks  ;)
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