I have a 1997 BMW 316i compact. A warning light

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This will give you a few ideas of what to look for. Make sure you are getting battery voltage to the fuse box.

Get the code from the OBDII. Without it there are about 1000 answers.

the rachet and lock on the handbrake handle itself is faulty and either needs 'loooking' at or replacing. leave the car in gear in addition to the handbrake to make sure ur car doesnt do a runner while u are waiting for repairs.

this is a brake warning light, it may be warning you the pads are worn, to their minimum thickness or some other brake problem, GEt it CHECKED!

CHECK BRAKE PADS

it may be possible that your heater core was faulty and some has by passed it. open hood and check for incoming and outgoing heater hoses into firewall(dash of car). it is also possible that the heater core is plugged, try getting your cooling system flushed

hook up the fan striaght see if it helps

If your temp and fuel gauges are playing up then check ALL the fuses under the bonnet. My brother in law's 1998 381Ti compact started playing up with the fuel and temp gauges swinging about like they had a mind of their own. Turned out to by the rear brake light fuze....

checked the motorblock gasket?
if there is a little bit of water coming out of your exhaustpipe, that is the problem

Redmondeo34


A couple of things to check.
This is only if you replaced the front pads, after the warning light came on.
1. Make sure brake fluid is level and at the max mark
2. Did you replace the front pads sensors with the new pads.If not please do.
3. Check that the rear pads and sensors are not worn and do not require replacing.
4. If all above is good, Drive vehicle for about 5klm and switch off and on it will reset itself

regards
I hope this helps.