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R55 Brake Service?

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Old May 3, 2014 | 03:38 PM
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Brake Service?

My dad has a 2010 clubman s and he said a yellow light came on, it's a picture of a car up on a lift and then his red brake light came on. It drives fine though. I'm thinking it just needs a brake fluid flush? Any ideas?
 
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Old May 3, 2014 | 04:08 PM
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Brake fluid could be low.
 
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Old May 3, 2014 | 05:35 PM
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I think he has probably tripped one of the sensors. He needs to assess how much pad material he has left.
 
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Old May 3, 2014 | 07:42 PM
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Check the pad sensor/pad thickness as pointed out by j and brake fluid should be changed every two years or 20 to 30K miles without fail.
 
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Old May 4, 2014 | 03:16 AM
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The display in the tacho tells you what the reason is for the service warning - but you may have to read the manual to work out what the symbol means.
 
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Old May 17, 2015 | 01:47 PM
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Have the exact same Problem right now ..... Did you figure out what it was ??? my fluid is to the top and my pads are pretty thick..
 
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Old May 17, 2015 | 01:50 PM
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what I've read so far is the RED "Brake" light isn't Pad sensor ..
 
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Old May 17, 2015 | 01:58 PM
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Same lights came on when I owned my 2011 Justa Clubman at 26,000 miles, Dealer told me I needed a complete brake job that was covered by the 3 year service deal. Since I didn't have to pay anything I didn't ask any questions.
 
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