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Anonymous Posted on Apr 20, 2009

Orange check light on my dash flashes while driving.

I have a check light in the center of my dash that flashes.It stops when I step on the brakes then starts to flash again and stays on all the time I'm driving.

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That orange light means that you must have your braking system check...most probably it's the pads wear indicators that are earthing warning you that the pads are worn.

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