dodgy 182 electronics

[Guy]

was drivign my car the other day, started up for first time in the morning, got to the end of the road and hit my brakes.. a little bit sharply but nothing extreme..

got about 100metres down the road, looked down at the dash and the skiddy car light was on, the ABS warning light, and the SERV light..



so pulled over, switched iignition off, started car up again, lights gone and nothing come on since??

was it just a glitch in the ECU ??

 

[Justin182]

Mine did that very same thing but lasted a couple of months. Was just about to take it to the garage, when it stopped happening and that was about 9 months ago!!!

So yeah... prob just electrical glitch that sorted its self out.

 

[Nik]

This is a fairly common 182 problem I believe. I had it on my 172, and it was down to a faulty switch on the brake pedal. This causes the ABS system to register a fault, which is cleared when the ignition is switched off.

Also check to see how much movement you have to apply to the pedal before the brake lights come on. Mine had to be pressed quite far which meant that I could stop the car using gentle braking without the brake lights even coming on :S